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Volume 6, Issue 4 (Suppl)
J Nurs Care, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1168
World Nursing 2017
July 10-12, 2017
23
rd
World Nursing and Healthcare Conference
July 10-12, 2017 Berlin, Germany
Health inequalities among Korean employees
Eunsuk Choi
1
, Hyunjeong Park
2
1
Kyungpook National University School of Nursing & Research Institute of Nursing Science, South Korea
2
Towson University, USA
T
he purpose of this study is to investigate whether social status, including age, gender, and occupational status, is a determinant
of occupational health inequalities. The effect of social status on both work environments and health outcomes was analyzed
using the sample consisted of 27,598 wage employees aged 15 years and older from the Korean Working Condition Survey in 2011.
Work environments included atypical work, physical risks, ergonomic risks, work demands, work autonomy, social supports, and job
rewards. Health outcomes comprised general health, health and safety-at-risk because of work, mental health at risk, work-related
musculoskeletal disease, and work-related injury. Multivariable logistic-regression models were used to identify the associations
between social status and work environments and health outcomes. Results showed that employees in the demographically vulnerable
group (female, younger, andolderworkers) had lower occupational status (precarious employment,manual labor occupation, and small
company) compared to their counterparts. Low social status was largely related to adverse work environments. Especially, precarious
employment and manual labor occupation were associated with both adverse work environments and poor health outcomes. Thus,
precarious workers and manual workers should take precedence in occupational health equity policies and interventions. Also, their
cumulative vulnerability based on demographics, occupational status, adverse work environments, or poor health outcomes, can be
improved through a multi-level approach such as labor market, organizations, and individual goals.
Biography
Dr. Eunsuk Choi has completed her Ph.D. from Seoul National University College of Nursing. She is an associate professor at Kyungpook National University
College of Nursing. Her research focus has been on occupational health and environmental health. Her expertise has been demonstrated by analyzing big data.
Eunsuk Choi et al., J Nurs Care 2017, 6:4(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168-C1-049