Health-related quality of life in male steel industry workers in Tunisia

Abstract

The current exhaustive cross-sectional study aims to assess the Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and capacity of work among steel industry workers in Tunisia. Two validated questionnaires were used to assess the work ability (the «WAI») and the HRQoL (the «SF12»). Among young, productive workers good preserved work ability was conflicting to altered HRQoL. Indeed, work ability was felt excellent or moderate by 30.8% of workers and poor HRQoL was noted in 49.23% of cases for physical dimension and in 50.77% of them for mental dimension. Steel workers need more concern about determinants of physical and mental components of HRQoL.