ePub
Citation
Print
Abstract
To acquire more useful data for the improvement of industrial health servicies, the knowledge-attitude study was carried out by questionnaire on 264 workers in Incheon area from November, 1989 to March, 1990.
The results of this study were as follows;
1. Almost half of workers responded that their health status in poor.
2. The Knowledge of respondents on occupational health showed considerable difference depending upon duration of work in their company. Genverally, the respondents with long duration of work tend to be higher in knowldedge score than those with short duration of work.
3. Most of the workers (82.6%) thought that creating better working environment and improvement of working condition would be most efficient way for protecting the workers' health.
4. Degree of labor union activity, duration of work, participation for labor union were revealed as major determinants of attitude for industrial health.
5. Most of workers (91.1%) responded that they would like to participate in health education program if available, and monthly education would be adequate for them. The contents of program which the workers preferred were early detection and treatment of occupational disease.
XML Download