TY - JOUR
T1 - The Association of Workplace Exposures on Quality of Life in Small and Medium Enterprises Workers
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study in Four ASEAN Countries
AU - Isahak, Marzuki
AU - Loh, May Young
AU - Susilowati, Indri Hapsari
AU - Kaewboonchoo, Orawan
AU - Harncharoen, Kitiphong
AU - Mohd Amin, Nursuhaili
AU - Toai, Nguyen Phuong
AU - Low, Wah Yun
AU - Ratanasiripong, Paul
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health.
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - Quality of life is associated with several factors, including personal living styles and working conditions. This article aims to investigate the factors associated with quality of life among small and medium enterprises (SME) workers in 4 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. A total of 2014 workers from food and textile industries were asked to answer a questionnaire about their sociodemographic characteristics, working environment and conditions, and quality of life. Results from showed that lifestyle (ie, alcohol intake and exercising), working characteristics (ie, shift work, working hours, and working days) and workplace conditions were associated with SME workers' quality of life (ie, physical, psychological, social, and environmental domain). Among the 16 types of workplace conditions, "sitting on the chair" and "slippery floor" most affect their quality of life. It is important for these variables to be taken into account in promoting workers' well-being and quality of life.
AB - Quality of life is associated with several factors, including personal living styles and working conditions. This article aims to investigate the factors associated with quality of life among small and medium enterprises (SME) workers in 4 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam. A total of 2014 workers from food and textile industries were asked to answer a questionnaire about their sociodemographic characteristics, working environment and conditions, and quality of life. Results from showed that lifestyle (ie, alcohol intake and exercising), working characteristics (ie, shift work, working hours, and working days) and workplace conditions were associated with SME workers' quality of life (ie, physical, psychological, social, and environmental domain). Among the 16 types of workplace conditions, "sitting on the chair" and "slippery floor" most affect their quality of life. It is important for these variables to be taken into account in promoting workers' well-being and quality of life.
KW - ASEAN
KW - quality of life
KW - small and medium enterprise (SME)
KW - work ergonomics
KW - working characteristics
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U2 - 10.1177/1010539517699060
DO - 10.1177/1010539517699060
M3 - Article
C2 - 28569111
AN - SCOPUS:85020183750
SN - 1010-5395
VL - 29
SP - 315
EP - 327
JO - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
JF - Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health
IS - 4
ER -