tailieunhanh - Báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học: "Đánh giá kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành sử dụng các thiết bị bảo vệ cá nhân trong các thợ thủ công mây tại các làng nghề, Kienxuong huyện, tỉnh Thái Bình, Việt Nam"

Tuyển tập các nghiên cứu khoa học của trường đại học Huế đề tài: Đánh giá kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành sử dụng các thiết bị bảo vệ cá nhân trong các thợ thủ công mây tại các làng nghề, Kienxuong huyện, tỉnh Thái Bình, Việt Nam. | JOURNAL OF SCIENCE Hue University N0 61 2010 ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDES AND PRACTICE OF USING OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT IN RATTAN CRAFTSMEN AT THE TRADE VILLAGE KIENXUONG DISTRICT THAIBINH PROVINCE VIETNAM Truong Cong Dat Wattasit Siriwong College of Public Health Sciences Chulalongkorn University Bangkok 10330 Thailand Mark G Robson School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers University New Jersey USA SUMMARY The knowledge attitudes and practice of using personal protective equipment PPE of rattan craftsmen to protect themselves from health effects related to sulfur dioxide exposure at Thuong Hien trade village in Kienxuong district Thaibinh province Vietnam was conducted using a cross-sectional study. The rattan craftsmen n 403 were interviewed by face to face questionnaire. The results indicated that the level of knowledge and good attitudes was low at and respectively. The prevalence of using a respirator face mask was only . The intervention tools therefore should be developed for enhancing the knowledge and attitude while the training for using of respirator and other PPEs should be continuously offered for rattan craftsmen workers. Keywords knowledge attitude practice KAP personal protective equipment PPE sulfur dioxide SO2 rattan craftsmen 1. Introduction Craftsmen working with the rattan sulfur-bleaching process in the household rattan industry have been directly exposed to sulfur dioxide causing several adverse health problems. The primary health effect of SO2 is irritation to the eyes skin and upper respiratory tract. The irritation occurs when SO2 contacts the moist mucous membranes and forms sulfurous acid. This irritation also serves as a warning to the individuals to leave the area of exposure. Approximately 90 of all the SO2 inhaled is absorbed in the upper respiratory tract. The SO2 is metabolized in the body to sulfates which are eliminated in the urine. Besides the symptoms of higher concentrations of SO2