TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a brief screening instrument to identify risk factors of factory workers experiencing mass fainting illness (MFI) due to work-environmental determinants.Design/methodology/approach A factory-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 740 workers in October 2017 and was completed with face-to-face interviews. Data analyses included univariate logistic regression, backward stepwise linear regression and multiple logistic regression. Sum scores on significant items and receiver operator characteristic curves were used to compute potential cut-off points and the sensitivity and specificity rates.Findings Significant work-environmental factors were identified as working at very high speeds, having less influence on the choice of working partners, perceived high temperature at work, having less opportunity to do their best at work, and concern about losing a job in the next six months. In developing a screening instrument, a 6.5 cut-off point that corresponded to 99.6 percent sensitivity and 92.2 percent specificity was identified.Originality/value The study concludes that this MFI-instrument could potentially be used to prevent MFI. By understanding the policy implications, the government body, employers, workers, development partners and stakeholders should work toward preventing MFI. Implementing a preventive measure is therefore warranted due to the health education impact.
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
SN  - 2586-940X
DO  - 10.1108/JHR-04-2019-0081
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JHR-04-2019-0081
AU  - Phy Maly
AU  - Pungpeng Twisuk
AU  - Boonshuyar Chaweewon
AU  - Chartananondh Thanu
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Work-environmental determinants of mass fainting illness among textile factory workers: Development of a screening instrument
T2  - Journal of Health Research
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 112
EP  - 122
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -