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Volume 13, Issue 1 (2025)
Health Educ Health Promot 2025, 13(1): 103-110 |
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Received: 2025/01/13 | Accepted: 2025/02/15 | Published: 2025/02/27
Received: 2025/01/13 | Accepted: 2025/02/15 | Published: 2025/02/27
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Health Promotion Model Insights on Determinants of Personal Protective Equipment Use in Occupational Settings. Health Educ Health Promot 2025; 13 (1) :103-110
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Introduction
In hazardous work environments, workers prioritize their protection against potential risks. At the same time, they develop a heightened sense of vulnerability due to prolonged exposure to these risks. This refers to increased awareness of potential dangers, which may lead to greater caution or stress over time [1]. Their behaviors and decision-making processes reflect this heightened risk awareness, underscoring the need for effective protective measures [2]. Additionally, the perception of safety is crucial in influencing workers’ well-being, productivity, and adherence to safety protocols [3]. Therefore, creating environments where workers feel safe and healthy is essential. By providing appropriate training and support, perceptions of safety risks stemming from exposure to health and safety hazards can be mitigated, leading to safer and more productive workplaces [4, 5].
Working in hazardous situations, such as extreme noise, heat stress, and radioactivity, can put workers at risk of developing severe occupational diseases. In recent years, the number of occupational disease cases has increased, with noise-induced deafness, musculoskeletal disorders, and skin diseases being among the most prevalent. These rising cases highlight the critical role of personal protective equipment (PPE) in mitigating occupational health risks [6-8]. Such alarming statistics emphasize the importance of PPE as a preventive measure in reducing the prevalence of occupational diseases, particularly in high-risk industrial sectors. Despite the availability of preventive measures, including PPE, occupational diseases continue to pose a significant challenge in high-risk industries [9]. This underscores the necessity of identifying key determinants influencing PPE adherence and addressing barriers to its proper use.
Previous research has extensively examined workplace hazards and the importance of PPE; however, significant gaps remain in understanding the specific factors affecting compliance in different occupational settings. Additionally, exposure to multiple workplace hazards, such as heat stress and chemical agents, can amplify health risks, emphasizing the necessity of effective control measures a
In hazardous work environments, workers prioritize their protection against potential risks. At the same time, they develop a heightened sense of vulnerability due to prolonged exposure to these risks. This refers to increased awareness of potential dangers, which may lead to greater caution or stress over time [1]. Their behaviors and decision-making processes reflect this heightened risk awareness, underscoring the need for effective protective measures [2]. Additionally, the perception of safety is crucial in influencing workers’ well-being, productivity, and adherence to safety protocols [3]. Therefore, creating environments where workers feel safe and healthy is essential. By providing appropriate training and support, perceptions of safety risks stemming from exposure to health and safety hazards can be mitigated, leading to safer and more productive workplaces [4, 5].
Working in hazardous situations, such as extreme noise, heat stress, and radioactivity, can put workers at risk of developing severe occupational diseases. In recent years, the number of occupational disease cases has increased, with noise-induced deafness, musculoskeletal disorders, and skin diseases being among the most prevalent. These rising cases highlight the critical role of personal protective equipment (PPE) in mitigating occupational health risks [6-8]. Such alarming statistics emphasize the importance of PPE as a preventive measure in reducing the prevalence of occupational diseases, particularly in high-risk industrial sectors. Despite the availability of preventive measures, including PPE, occupational diseases continue to pose a significant challenge in high-risk industries [9]. This underscores the necessity of identifying key determinants influencing PPE adherence and addressing barriers to its proper use.
Previous research has extensively examined workplace hazards and the importance of PPE; however, significant gaps remain in understanding the specific factors affecting compliance in different occupational settings. Additionally, exposure to multiple workplace hazards, such as heat stress and chemical agents, can amplify health risks, emphasizing the necessity of effective control measures a