Factors Related to Silicosis Prevention Behavior of Ore Dressing Plant Staff, Muang District, Nakhon Pathom Province
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This correlational descriptive research aimed to investigate the relationship between personal factors, health beliefs, and preventive behaviors concerning silicosis among mineral factory workers in Mueang District, Nakhon Pathom Province. The sample comprised 86 employees from three mineral factories. Data were collected using personal factor questionnaires, health belief perception assessments related to silicosis, and measures of preventive behaviors against silicosis. The instruments demonstrated high reliability with Cronbach's alpha coefficients of .91 and .84, respectively. Statistical analyses included correlation analysis and Pearson's correlation coefficient. Findings revealed that.
1. The average tenure of employees was 3.78 years (SD = 1.25), with an average of 7.63 overtime hours per week (SD = 2.61). Overall, preventive behaviors against silicosis were at a moderate level (M = 2.71, SD = .89), and health belief perceptions were moderately rated (M = 3.05, SD = .55).
2. The duration of employment and weekly overtime hours were negatively correlated at a low level with preventive behaviors against silicosis, showing statistically significant associations at the 0.001 level (r = -.33, -.39). Health belief perceptions regarding perceived benefits and barriers to preventive practices showed a moderate positive correlation (r = .47), while perceptions of the severity of silicosis and perceived susceptibility to silicosis exhibited a low-level positive correlation with preventive behaviors against silicosis, significant at the 0.01 level (r = .33 and .31 respectively).
These findings suggest that employers should implement training programs to educate workers about the benefits and barriers of preventive practices against silicosis, as well as the severity and susceptibility to silicosis, to enhance safety measures against this occupational disease.
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