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Authors
Affiliations
1 Student of Doctoral Program of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen-40002, TH
2 Department of Environmental Health Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen-40002, TH
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 11, No 1 (2020), Pagination: 1627-1632
Abstract
Several sugar industries in Thailand are highly effected to environmental health, including a safety at work, mainly the areas surrounded of bagasse.
This research aimed to study on factors associated with behavior usage of Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) among sugarcane factory workers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 588 workers at 4 sugarcane factories in Northeast of Thailand, between December 2017 to April 2018. Workers were selected by multi-stage random sampling to completed structure questionnaires. The multivariable analysis was used by multiple logistic regressions.
The majority were males (71.94%). Their mean age was 38.28 (±10.56) years old. Financial status was poor (65.65%). Department were juice extraction machine (67.52%). The majority types of RPE usage were cotton masks (94.56%) and their behaviors usage of RPE had good level (64.80%, 95% CI: 60.92-68.67). Additionally, factors associated with good behavior usage of RPE were included age (AOR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.14 to 2.38; p = 0.007), financial status (AOR = 1.57, 95% CI: 1.07 to 2.29; p = 0.021) and department of work (AOR = 0.66, 95% CI: 0.31 to 1.40; p = 0.017).
Almost two-third of sugarcane factory workers had good behavior usage of RPE. Work safety awareness is important to prevent and promote among sugarcane factory workers to the adaptation their working environment.
Keywords
Behavior, Bagasse, Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE), Work-Safety.
