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Centre de Recherche en Santé Environnementale et Santé au Travail de l’Ecole de Santé Publique de l’Universit&eacut, Belgium

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  Precarious Work and Poor Occupational Health: A Cross Sectional Study in Luxembourg
  Author(s): Nicole Majery*, Jemima Wangata Shadi and Paula Camelia Trandafir
  
  Background: In the literature, an increase in precarious work in Luxembourg as well as in other countries has been associated to poor health. Therefore, the Occupational Health Physicians of the “Service de Santé au Travail Multisectoriel” (STM), taking into account the ample financial support given during unemployment in Luxembourg, compared the health and lifestyle data of precarious workers to those with stable work. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 1472 workers (910 in stable and 562 in precarious work), who were examined at the STM in 2019. Lifestyle and health were self-reported by the workers. The qualitative variables (frequencies and percentage) related to demographic, health, lifestyle and employment factors were analyzed in each group. Pearson’s chi-square test was used to compa.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2165-7556-22.12.306

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