A STUDY ON LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE AMONGSOLDERING WORKERS IN AN ELECTRONIC FACTORY WHO EXPOSED TO INORGANIC TIN

Abstract

          This research aimed to study on level of knowledge, attitude and practice among soldering workers in an
electronic factory who exposed to inorganic tin by cross- sectional survey study, The study population was
soldering workers and risk groups as of engineering and supervisor who have a chance to expose the inorganic tin
as of total for 48 workers. The questionnaire of knowledge attitude and practice with inorganic tin has been used
to collected the data from study population and evaluate the result of them. The descriptive statistic has been
used to analysis the frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation, minimum, maximum and percentage.
          The results showed that the most of levels of knowledge, attitude and practice among soldering workers in an
electronic factory who exposed to inorganic tin are higher than the score criterion, the workers who have high knowledge was 64.6 percent, Positive attitude was 54.2 percent and safety behavior was 68.8. The workers who have lower score than the score criterion showed that the level of low knowledge was 35.4 percent, negative attitude was 45.8 percent and risky practice was 31.2 percent. When consideration on occupational health and safety management which point out thatthere are many workers who have low scored criterion. If these groups have not been improved or training for the safety working with inorganic tin, although the inorganic tin has low of toxicity but if exposed to long termsit can be expected that these workerswill have the chance to be a patient from occupational diseases.