Factors influencing safety working behavior among the elderly farmers in Phutsa sub-district, Mueang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province
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https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2021.14Keywords:
influencing factors, safety working behavior, elderly farmersAbstract
This research aims to study the factors influencing safety working behavior among the elderly farmers in Phutsa Sub-district, Mueang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. A simple random sampling method was performed to recruit 236 elderly farmers (age≥50 years). A questionnaire was used for data collection. The statistics utilized for data analysis included descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that most of the farmers were female (55.9%) with an average age of 59.4 years, the mean of work time was 7.1 hours/day, and mean of work experience was 19.5 years. The level of safety knowledge (mean=10.8, SD=1.6) and risk perception (mean = 2.2, SD = 0.3) were moderate, while safety attitude (mean=2.6, SD=0.3) and safety working behavior were at good level (mean=2.4, SD=0.3). The factors of safety attitude and work experience can predict safety working behavior of the elderly farmers at 22.6 % (R2 = 0.226; p<0.01). The highest prediction variable was safety attitude (Beta=0.411, t=7.086, p<0.001) and work experience (Beta=0.197, t=3.406, p=0.001). Therefore, related government agencies should recognize the importance of safety attitude and work experience and use it for the development of programs to encourage safety working behavior among the elderly farmers.
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