TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevalence and Perception of Risky Health Behaviors among Construction Workers
AU - Strickland, Jaime R.
AU - Wagan, Samiullah
AU - Dale, Ann Marie
AU - Evanoff, Bradley A.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by a research grant (R21CA161169) from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by the Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences grant UL1 TR000448 TL1 TR000449 from the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) of the NIH. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official view of the NIH.
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to evaluate construction workers' health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of health risks from work related and non-work related hazards. Methods: Construction workers completed a survey that assessed hazardous health behaviors (such as alcohol and tobacco use), attitudes toward health, and health risk perceptions. We compared construction workers' health behaviors to general population data from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS). Results: Construction workers reported greater smoking and drinking compared with their age-adjusted white man counterparts in Missouri. While there was a high awareness of work-related health and safety risks, concerns about general health risks did not correspond with risks from relevant health behaviors. Conclusion: Educational efforts have created awareness of work-related safety and health issues in this population; similar efforts are needed to address disparities of general health behaviors.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to evaluate construction workers' health behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions of health risks from work related and non-work related hazards. Methods: Construction workers completed a survey that assessed hazardous health behaviors (such as alcohol and tobacco use), attitudes toward health, and health risk perceptions. We compared construction workers' health behaviors to general population data from the behavioral risk factor surveillance system (BRFSS). Results: Construction workers reported greater smoking and drinking compared with their age-adjusted white man counterparts in Missouri. While there was a high awareness of work-related health and safety risks, concerns about general health risks did not correspond with risks from relevant health behaviors. Conclusion: Educational efforts have created awareness of work-related safety and health issues in this population; similar efforts are needed to address disparities of general health behaviors.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001051
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001051
M3 - Article
C2 - 28692001
AN - SCOPUS:85021783104
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 59
SP - 673
EP - 678
JO - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
JF - Journal of occupational and environmental medicine
IS - 7
ER -