Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Using of Personal Protective Equipment in Rattan Craftsmen at Trade Village, Kienxuong District, Thaibinh Province, Vietnam

Authors

  • Cong Dat Truong College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Wattasit Siriwong College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Mark G Robson Department of Entomology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA

Keywords:

knowledge attitude practice (KAP), personal protective equipment (PPE), sulfur dioxide (SO2), rattan craftsmen

Abstract

The knowledge, attitude and practice on using personal protective equipment (PPE) of rattan craftsmen to protect themselves from health effect related to sulfur dioxide exposure in Thuong Hien trade village at Kienxuong district, Thaibinh province, Vietnam was conducted using cross-sectional analytic study. The rattan craftsmen (n=403) were interviewed by face to face questionnaire. The results indicated that the level of good knowledge and good attitude was low equal 3.72% and 4.22% respectively. The prevalence of using respirator (face mask) was only 29.00 %. The intervention tools, therefore, should be developed for enhancing the knowledge and attitude while the training for using of respirator and other PPEs should be continuously offered for rattan craftsmen workers.

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Published

2018-11-21

How to Cite

Truong, C. D., Siriwong, W., & Robson, M. G. (2018). Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Using of Personal Protective Equipment in Rattan Craftsmen at Trade Village, Kienxuong District, Thaibinh Province, Vietnam. Journal of Health Research, 23(Suppl.), 1–4. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/article/view/156557

Issue

Vol. 23 No. Suppl. (2009)

Section

ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE