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. 2022 Apr 28:43:1604653.
doi: 10.3389/phrs.2022.1604653. eCollection 2022.

Occupational Factors Affecting Women Workers' Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Oil, Gas, and Mining Industry: A Scoping Review

Rina Hariniaina Razafimahefa  1   2   3 , Jerico Franciscus Pardosi  1 , Adem Sav  1
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Occupational Factors Affecting Women Workers' Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Oil, Gas, and Mining Industry: A Scoping Review

Rina Hariniaina Razafimahefa et al. Public Health Rev. .

Abstract

Objectives: Globally, female workers workforce in Oil, Gas, and Mining (OGM) industry have increased significantly. The complexities of the OGM operations and the extensive exposure to workplace hazards potentially affect the health status of workers, including sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes of female workers. Yet, the current state of knowledge on SRH issues in OGM contexts seems to be limited and fragmented. This scoping review aims to identify the occupational factors that influence women's SRH outcomes in OGM industry. Methods: This scoping review followed the Joanna Briggs Institute's guidelines (PRISMA) and was conducted in five databases, including the citation chaining via Google Scholar and manual search through relevant organisations and Government websites. Sixteen articles met the inclusion criteria and were analysed. Results: Despite the scarcity of evidence, chemical and physical are found to be the predominant factors greatly influencing women workers' SRH outcomes in OGM. Most studies showed menstrual and cycle disorders, and risky pregnancy as key SRH issues. However, menstruation disorder was considerably linked with psychological and organisational factors. Conclusion: This review suggests further empirical research on the relationship between OGM occupational hazards and women workers' SRH. This will contribute to improvements in workplace safety legislations, measures, policies, and management systems taking into account women's needs.

Keywords: mining industry; oil and natural gas; sexual and reproductive health; women; women health; work and occupation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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PRISMA flow diagram (Queensland, Australia. 2020).
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Predominant occupational factors in women’s reproductive life cycle (Queensland, Australia. 2020).
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