Factors effecting health status among people in Nava Nakorn Industrial Estate, Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

The purpose of a cross-sectional survey study was to explore the status of health among people in Nava Nakorn industrial estate, Patum Thani province and related factors. The sample consisted of 252 people from in Nava Nakorn industrial estate. Data collections were accomplished with questionnaire from September to October 2016. The statistic used descriptive statistic, Chi-square test and Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient. The result revealed that status of health among people in Nava Nakorn industrial estate were low level (56.3%). The physical health and mental health were low level (47.2% and 57.0%). The five factors were significantly associated with a status of health, namely, habitat time in estate, law of air pollution, the using of personal protective equipment, knowledge of air pollution and the attitude to air pollution. The findings lead to recommendations that organization should have management mechanisms and well-planned activities instituted for people to attitude and participate to prevent air pollution. These include rising to using personal protection equipment.