The Relationship between Conversion Factors and Health: Evidence from the Ready-Made Garment Workers in Bangladesh

• Main Authors: Nasrin, Shamima, Rasiah, Rajah, Baskaran, Angathevar, Khan, Hafiz T.A.
• Format: Article
• Published: SAGE Publications 2019
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); HC Economic History and Conditions; R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20022/; https://doi.org/10.1177/0021909618796662
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

This study examined the association between health condition and conversion factors (i.e. environmental, individual and social) among workers in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry in Bangladesh. It used data gathered from a cross-sectional survey of 775 RMG workers in the Dhaka and Narayanganj di...