Relationship between perceived health beliefs and self-prevention behaviors of brick producers. Warinchamrab, Ubon Ratchathani

Abstract

             Mon Brick Manufacturing has the potential to cause harm to the respiratory system, hearing, skin and eye irritation. Musculoskeletal injury caused by work posture. Having self-protection behaviors is necessary for the production of mon brick. This study was a cross-sectional analytical research. The purposes were to study was to investigate the relationship between health beliefs and self- Nong Kin Phel Warinchamrab in Ubon Ratchathani Province Samples of 108 of Brick workers employee were chosen by specific sampling method. The instrument was a questionnaire. Data were analyzed by Descriptive Statistics using frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation. And find a relationship between the health belief with preventive behaviors by Inferential Statistics using Chi-Square Test and Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient.              The results showed that the brick production The health beliefs were moderate (61.57 %). On the other hand, it was found that three out of four aspects of health belief were moderate (69.44%), perception Perceived barriers (65.74%). The high level of health beliefs was the perception of risk (50.00%). Moreover, it was found that the occupational self-protection scores were moderate (79.63%), and the correlation was statistically significant (c² = 6.60, p= 0.03) and the level of education was negatively correlated with self-protection behavior (r_s = -0.197, p = 0.04). Health beliefs were not significantly associated with self-defense behaviors.