A cross-sectional study was performed on 546 female handwoven
carpet weavers who had worked for at least 1 year in
home-based workshops; these workshops were located in the villages
of Torud, Satveh, and Bidestan, in the Torud Rural District,
with an area of 24,800 km2, and located at the Central District of
Shahroud County at the northeastern border of the Great Salt Kavir
of Iran.
The female workers of the abovementioned villages were
selected for the present study because most of them had carpet
looms in their homes and carpet weaving was a part of their daily
activities as well as a basic source of their family incomes.
In these areas, the selected 563 women who came from 769
families spend 6 d/wk working as carpet weavers. The carpet
weaverswere informed about the study by local health staff through
public notices in rural health center and also at few workshops.
The participants were briefed about the study; then, those who
gave their verbal consent were included in the study.
Since female carpet weavers only receive primary health care
from rural health centers and specific facilities for their workshops,
only 3% of them did not participate in this study; it was because of
either sickness or being in travel at the time of data collection. The
characteristics of these workers did not differ significantly from
those who participated in this study.
A cross-sectional study was performed on 546 female handwovencarpet weavers who had worked for at least 1 year inhome-based workshops; these workshops were located in the villagesof Torud, Satveh, and Bidestan, in the Torud Rural District,with an area of 24,800 km2, and located at the Central District ofShahroud County at the northeastern border of the Great Salt Kavirof Iran.The female workers of the abovementioned villages wereselected for the present study because most of them had carpetlooms in their homes and carpet weaving was a part of their dailyactivities as well as a basic source of their family incomes.In these areas, the selected 563 women who came from 769families spend 6 d/wk working as carpet weavers. The carpetweaverswere informed about the study by local health staff throughpublic notices in rural health center and also at few workshops.The participants were briefed about the study; then, those whogave their verbal consent were included in the study.Since female carpet weavers only receive primary health carefrom rural health centers and specific facilities for their workshops,only 3% of them did not participate in this study; it was because ofeither sickness or being in travel at the time of data collection. Thecharacteristics of these workers did not differ significantly fromthose who participated in this study.
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