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Health and Quality of Life of Residents Around A Petrochemical Industry

จันทร์ทิพย์ อินทวงศ์; สุนทร เหรียญภูมิการกิจ; ชาติวุฒิ จำจด; นัยนา พันโกฏิ; Chanthip Intawong; Sunthorn Rheanpumikankit; Chattiwut Chamchod; Naiyana Phankote;
Date: 2552
Abstract
This health status and quality of life study was a cross-sectional descriptive one. It was aimed at exploring the health status and quality of life and their related factors in the study population: 943 people living near one of the petrochemical plants in Rayong Province. Data were collected during July and October 2008, using an interview questionnaire and WHOQOL-BREF-THAI. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics (frequency, percent, mean) and inferential statistics (chi-square). Results revealed that the majority of the study population were females (76.8%) with a mean age of 46 years, and having had a primary school education (57.8%). Of the total, 27.9 percent were traders, 16.5 percent consumed alcohol, 8.7 percent smoked, and 48.9 percent did exercise. The distance between their house and the petrochemical plant was less than 5 kilometers (59.4%). In the past three months, 6.8 percent of them got ill and sought care at hospitals. In the past month, 61.8 percent of them had respiratory symptoms, 57.2 percent had neurological symptoms, and 53.7 percent had dermatological symptoms. Regarding their family members, 26.9 percent were allergic to dust or had hay fever. In the past month, 59.8 percent of them experienced chemical odors: 52.3 percent a gas-like odor, 21.5 percent a pungent odor, and 15.6 percent an odor similar to a ripe guava. A third of them experienced these odors in the evening (33.3%); 23.2 percent smelled the odor during the day and 17.2 percent did so at dawn. The majority of them (68.6%) had a moderate level of quality of life, 31.3 percent had a good level of quality of life, and 0.1 percent had a poor level of quality of life. Factors related to quality of life were personal factors (gender, education, job, exercise), health status (getting ill and family illness), and distance from the petrochemical plant. In addition, respiratory, neurological, and dermatological symptoms in the previous year and the previous month were significantly related to experiencing the chemical odors. This study emphasizes the concern that experiencing chemical odors in ambient air relates to health and may affect people’s quality of life. Health authorities should develop and enhance measures, especially short-term and long-term surveillance, and monitor the health status and quality of life of the people living around industrial zones.
Copyright ผลงานวิชาการเหล่านี้เป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของสถาบันวิจัยระบบสาธารณสุข หากมีการนำไปใช้อ้างอิง โปรดอ้างถึงสถาบันวิจัยระบบสาธารณสุข ในฐานะเจ้าของลิขสิทธิ์ตามพระราชบัญญัติสงวนลิขสิทธิ์สำหรับการนำงานวิจัยไปใช้ประโยชน์ในเชิงพาณิชย์
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