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Health impact from wood carving occupation

Author: Mrs.Ubol Singkaew

A Case study of baan Tha-Wai, Hang Dond District, Chiang Mai Province

This descriptive study the impact on physical, mental, social and spiritual health from wood-carving occupation in Baan Tha-Wai, Khun-Kong subdistrict, Hang Dong district, Chiang Mai Province. The 180 subjects ware chosen by simple random sampling from wood carving people and 60 subjects from general people. The instruments used in this study were an interview form, guide questions for focus groups, indepth interview an observation form. The content validity was reviewed by 3 experts. Reliability of interviews formwere 0.88 for occupational people and 0.77 for general population. The method used in data collection were interviewing, indepth-interviewing, observation, focus groups and reflecting the results to the public. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The major finding were as follows.

Positive impact on physial health in wood-carving people was accidental reduction from travelling to work.Negative impact on physical health were illness from musculo-skeletal systems, follow by headache and dizziness. The higest occupation accident or injury were chenmical splashed to mount, eye, or skin, follow by the injury from chisel. Negative impact on physical health in general people were headache and dizziness, follow by respiratory system.
Positive impact on mental health in wood-carving people were satisfied with wood-carving occupation, and happy with enough income for business and family. General population were satisfied with wood-carving occupation which led to better economics. Negative impact on mental health in wood-carving people were stress and suffer when incomes less than the expenditures. They couldn’t pay their debts and risk to contact dust, chemicals, ergonormics, noise exposure and contrast or glare light. General population were also stress due to risk to contact dust, chemicals and noise exposure from instruments of wood-carving.
Positive impact on social health were good relationship in the family and community, less conflict, usually helping with village work and setting a group for helping among group members. Negative impact on social health were anxiety due to foreign workers who migrated into the village perhaps communicable diseases carrier, high risk for unsafe life and property.
Positive impact on spiritual health, the majority of people were very proud of wood-carving occupation, participated in cultural event, and community activities. Negative impact on spiritual health were life-style changed from rural society to urban society and high competition in business. Perhaps in the future they will be less generosity.
Environmental impacts were increasing dust, waste and infectious waste which will lead to waste management problem in the community.

The results of this study can be used as baseline data for the related organization and stakeholders from government and non-government organization to plan for improvement of health promotion and risk reduction from wood-carving occupation.

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