Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)

Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing (한국지역사회간호학회)
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Analysis of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior

계획적 행위이론을 적용한 근로자의 보호구 착용행위 분석

  • Gee, Mee-Young (Graduate School of Occupational Health, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Koo, Jung-Wan (Department of Preventice Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Jhang, Won-Gi (York University) ;
  • Jung, Hye-Sun (Department of Preventice Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 기미영 (가톨릭대학교 산업보건대학원) ;
  • 구정완 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
  • 장원기 (York 대학교) ;
  • 정혜선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

This study was purposed to apply Aizen's Theory of Planned Behavior to workers using personal protective equipment. For this purpose, occupational health nurses conducted a survey of 173 male workers who were working at 6 different factories during the period from August to October 2003. The score of each variable related to the Theory of Planned Behavior was calculated: attitude (3.74); subjective norm(4.10); and perceived behavioral control (3.48). Four preceding factors were also assessed: behavioral belief(3.63); outcome evaluation(4.05); normative belief (4.20); and motivation to comply(4.03). Analysing the results, we found that two factors of the Theory of Planned Behavior are important in this case, which were subjective norm and perceived behavioral control that were found to be in a strong positive linkage with the use of personal protective equipment. Thus enhancing subjective norm and perceived behavioral control must be the most important goal of health education for workers who must use personal protective equipment. In addition, though behavioral intention, an intermediate factor of the Theory of Planned Behavior, was not measured in this study, subsequent studies are expected to include the factor in their models.

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