Survey on individual occupational health protection behaviors of welding workers using theory of reasoned action.
- Author:
Ming-luan XING
1
;
Xu-dong ZHOU
;
Wei-ming YUAN
;
Qing CHEN
;
Mei-bian ZHANG
;
Hua ZOU
;
Hai-ying ZHAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Health Behavior; Health Education; Humans; Male; Occupational Diseases; prevention & control; Occupational Health; Protective Devices; utilization; Surveys and Questionnaires; Welding; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2012;30(3):205-207
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo apply theory of reasoned action at survey on welding workers occupational health protection behaviors and explore related influencing factors.
METHODSnine companies were randomly selected from areas with many welding works in Zhejiang Province. All welding workers were surveyed using a questionnaire based on theory of reasoned action.
RESULTS10.06%, 26.80% and 37.50% of the respondents never or seldom used eyeshade, mask and earplug, respectively. After controlling the socio-demographic factors, welding workers' behavioral belief was correlated with the behaviors of eyeshade-mask and earplug use (χ(2) = 31.88, 18.77 and 37.77, P < 0.01). the subjective norm of company was correlated with all protection behaviors (χ(2) = 20.60, 10.98 and 19.86, P < 0.01), the subjective norm of colleague was correlated with mask and earplug use, (χ(2) = 27.43, 36.39, P < 0.01), and the subjective norm of family was correlated with mask use (χ(2) = 5.73, P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONTheory of reasoned action is suitable for welding worker occupational health related behaviors. It is useful to improve occupational health education, to effectively select health education objective and to tailor health education contents.