Occupational Health Literacy and Safety Working Behaviors Among Agriculturists in Muang District, Udon Thani Province
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Health literacy, Occupation, Safety working behaviorsAbstract
This cross-sectional study aimed to assess occupational health literacy and safety working behaviors and the correlation between these factors among agriculturists in Muang District, Udon Thani Province. A sample of 350 agriculturists was recruited using convenience sampling. Research instruments included a self-administered questionnaire comprising four parts: general information, health information, occupational health literacy, and safety working behaviors among agriculturists. Descriptive statistics and the Pearson product-moment correlation were used for data analysis.
This study showed that occupational health literacy was moderate and safety working behaviors were at a good level. The results revealed a positive correlation between accessing, understanding, appraising, and applying information literacy and safety working behaviors and were statistically significant (r = .498, r = .520, r = .655, and r = .385, p < .001). These findings suggest that healthcare providers should focus more on safe work practices and provide appropriate health information regarding safe working behaviors to agriculturists to enhance their quality of working life.
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