FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OF LIFE OF RUBBER FARMERS IN NORTHEAST THAILAND

Nippanon, Paricha and Laohasiriwong, Wongsa (2015) FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH QUALITY OF LIFE OF RUBBER FARMERS IN NORTHEAST THAILAND. PROCEEDINGS International Seminar and Workshop on Public Health Action "Building Healthy Community".

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Abstract

The purpose of a cross-sectional survey was to study factors associated with quality of life of rubber farmers in Northeast Thailand. Multistage random sampling was 362 rubber farmers. Data collections were accomplished with a self – administered questionnaire. Data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics The results showed that majority of the samples were male 53.39% with an average of age 45.3 ±10.4 years. Factors of general working: Duration of rubber farmers ocupation are an average 42.5 ± 5.3 year and duration of rubber tree plantations are 7.3 ± 2.6 hours/day. Factors of rubber farmers working: They have been repeating hand wrist arm and shoulder for working over 2 hours/day (65.19%) hours/day. Psycho-social of rubber farmers, They done rubber trees over 8 hours/day so, they got stress 44.75% hours/day. Factors of related to quality of life of rubber farmers were significant difference (p-value = 0.05) i.e. Gripping their’s hand over 2 hours/day (Adjusted OR = 2.53; 95% CI = 1.17 to 5.47; p-value = 0.018) Anxiety about low rubber pricing (Adjusted OR=2.32; 95% CI = 1.14 to 4.72; p-value = 0.019) inadequately rest, causing to accident.(Adjusted OR = 3.27; 95% CI = 1.55 to 6.86; p-value = 0.002). Keywords: Factors Associated with Quality of Life, Quality of Life of Rubber Farmers

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