Occupational health literacy affecting work related disease and injury prevention behaviors among automotive business establishment.
Keywords:
safety behavior, occupational health literacy, automotive business establishmentAbstract
This study was survey research with the purpose of 1) examine the level of occupational health literacy among employees in automotive business establishments, 2) investigate workplace safety behaviors of employees in automotive business establishments, and 3) analyze the relationship between occupational health literacy and workplace safety behaviors among employees in automotive business establishments. The study sample comprised 287 employees from a large automotive business establishment in Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand. Data were collected using the Occupational Health Literacy Scale and the Workplace Safety Behavior Assessment, with reliability coefficients of 0.82 and 0.83, respectively. Descriptive statistics analysis and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Research Findings: This study yielded three primary findings: First, occupational health literacy among employees in automotive industry establishments was rated at a high level overall (M = 3.74, SD = 0.58). Second, workplace safety behaviors among the same population were also observed at a high level (M = 4.25, SD = 0.31). Third, correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant positive relationship between occupational health literacy and workplace safety behavior among automotive industry employees (r = 0.126, p < 0.05).
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