Knowledge and Behaviors regarding Using Bathroom Cleaning Products among Department Store Cleaning Staff in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province.

Abstract

Cleaning staff is more likely to be exposed to chemicals from products used for bathroom cleaning, compared to other in general. Although cleaning companies inform the cleaning staffs about proper chemical use instructions and the staff is also found knowledgeable regarding chemical safety, their behaviors are inconclusively appropriate and safe. This cross-sectional descriptive research aims to determine knowledge and behaviors regarding chemical products using for bathroom cleaning, and to determine the relationship between them. A total sample of 46 people was selected using a simple random sampling method. Data were then analyzed for descriptive statistics, presenting frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, median, maximum and minimum. Also, Fisher's exact test statistic was used to analyze for correlation. The results found that most of the samples were female (84.78%) with an average age of 46.15 years (S.D. = 10.55). Representing 97.80% of the samples, they had been informed or advised how to use the chemical products, their hazards and proper protection. Their knowledge of overall chemical use was found in a high level 95.70 % and the behaviors of chemical use were fell in the high level 87.00 %. However, the analysis of the relationship between the knowledge and behaviors of using chemical products for bathroom cleaning revealed no relationship between those (p-value = 0.246).