TY - JOUR AU - Nopasopon, Thanu AU - Sithisarankul, Pornchai AU - Rattananupong, Thanapoom PY - 2021/12/22 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Health Risk Assessment of Thai Monks in Chachoengsao Province: A Pilot Study JF - Journal of Preventive Medicine Association of Thailand JA - JPMAT VL - 11 IS - 3 SE - Original Article DO - UR - https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/JPMAT/article/view/247571 SP - 695-710 AB - <p>Six types of hazards can be found in Thai monks, including physical, chemical, biological, psychosocial, ergonomic, and accident hazards. However, there is no study on health risk assessment of Thai monks. A descriptive study was conducted at Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan, Chachoengsao province in early 2020 by following the daily routines of the two monks fwould rom waking up in the morning until sleeping. Both of the monks got ordained for more than 20 years. Additional information was obtained by interviewing their experiences. The risk prioritization showed that ergonomic hazards were the highest ranking, followed by biological hazards. Further studies on the magnitude of ergonomic problems would be beneficial to promote good health of Thai monks.</p> ER -