Effectiveness of a Mobile Application-Based Intervention to Improve Knowledge and Practice Regarding Silicosis Among High-Risk Workers of Dust Exposure in a Northern Province of Vietnam

  • Thi THU HUYEN Nguyen School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi KIM NHUNG Ta School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi QUAN Pham Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • THANH THAO Nguyen School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • NGOC ANH Nguyen School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi LIEN HUONG Nguyen Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi HUONG Le School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • MAI ANH Luong Vietnam Health Environment Management Agency, Ministry of Health, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Thi THANH XUAN Le School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2023-02-44
Keywords: knowledge, practice, workers, silicosis, mobile application, effectiveness

Abstract

Objectives: to analyze changes in knowledge and practices regarding silicosis in groups of workers at high risk of silicosis before - after an
intervention. Methods: The study was conducted from 2018 to 2019 based on structured questions related to knowledge and practices
of silicosis of workers directly exposed to silica dust in a Northern province of Vietnam. The mobile app-based intervention was applied
to steel workers, then compared with ironworkers in improvements in silicosis knowledge and practices. Results: Significant changes in
the intervention group related to workers' knowledge about the signs suggestive of silicosis, disease consequences, measures to reduce
the risk of silicosis, and participation in annual occupational disease examinations were reported. Conclusion: Mobile applicationbased
interventions could improve silicosis knowledge and practice among workers at high risk of exposure to silica dust.

Published
2023-12-31
How to Cite
Nguyen, T. T. H., Ta, T. K. N., Pham, T. Q., Nguyen, T. T., Nguyen, N. A., Nguyen, T. L. H., Le, T. H., Luong, M. A., & Le, T. T. X. (2023). Effectiveness of a Mobile Application-Based Intervention to Improve Knowledge and Practice Regarding Silicosis Among High-Risk Workers of Dust Exposure in a Northern Province of Vietnam. Test, 1(2 (52), 295–302. https://doi.org/10.29227/IM-2023-02-44
Issue
Vol 1 No 2 (52) (2023): Inzynieria Mineralna
Section
ARTICLES

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