一部紡織工場 女職工의 月經에 關한 調査硏究 = A Survey on the Menstruation of Employee in Textile Plant

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

A survey on the menstruation of employee in textile plant was carried out on 1, 247 female in Kwang-ju city during the period from September 20 to September 301'973. The summarized results are asfollows:
1. An average age of sexual interest began was observed 16.5. The earlist age of sexual interest began was 9 (0.3 and the latest age 22 (0.1 % )
2. An average age of menarche was observed 15.3. The earliest age of menarche was 10(0.2%) and
the latest age 19 (0.9%). And then, season of menarche was observed in order of Autumn (32.9%), 3 Winter (25.3%), Summer (22. 1 %), and Spring(17.3%).
3. Menstrual cycle was observed regular in 30. 1%,and irregular in 62.9%; As to the average menstrual cycle was 28.4 days among the employee of regular menstrual cycle.
4. Types of menstrual cycle were varied in order of 30 days(28.5%), 28 days(26.6%), 25 days(15-4%),
35-days (8.8%), and 20 days (5.1%).
5. Length of period with blood flow was observed average 4.5 days in the before employment, and 4.3 .days inthe after employment.
6. Comparing the degree of amount of blood flow before employment, the answer was "less than
before" in 41.5%, "same as.before" in 30.6%, and "more than before" in 8.6%.
7. Comparing the degree of subjective symptoms complaints during- the menstrual period before employment, the answer were "severer than before" in 49.7%, "same as before" in 38.8%, and "milder than before" in 5.4%.
8. Four main subjective symptoms complaints during the menstrual period were occupied in order of
lumbago (38.3%), depression (35.2%)abnormal fatigue (33.6 % ), and abdominal pain (32.2%).
9.Working efficiency during the menstrual period was occupied slight diminution in 47.8%; "same as normal", in--26.9%;and "severe diminution" in 7%.