Men Are Five Times More Prone to Workplace Accidents than Women

Secretary of Urology Association of Khorasan Razavi Province said: ‘According to the latest study done by the Ministry of Health and Medical Education, spread of different diseases and accidents in men is more than most women of all age groups’.

According to WebDa, Dr. Mahmoud Farzin said to journalists that men are more subject to traffic accidents, unexpected disasters, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, workplace accidents and falls from heights than women.

He said: ‘On the other hand, smoking and drinking, various job anxieties, violence and quarrels is more frequent in men than women that risks their health’.
According to him, for every 100 women 130 men get cancer.

Faculty member of the Urology Department of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences continued: ‘However, much fewer men refer to health care center than women due to cultural reasons and being busy.
Dr. Farzin noted: ‘Studies show that men are subject to workplace accidents five times, to addiction 10 times and to falling from heights three times more than women’.
Secretary of Urology Association of Khorasan Razavi Province pointed to various programs run on the occasion of the National Week on Men’s Health and added: ‘The main goal of these programs was to sensitize the society, culture-building and raise men’s awareness about their health. He enumerated free visits for men, holding a conference on men’s health on February 27^th, informing and education programs as measures taken by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in the National Week on Men’s Health.