Examining the Relationships Between Occupational Exposures and Health Outcomes Among Informal Wood Furniture Workers in Thailand.

IF 1.1 Q3 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy Pub Date : 2026-02-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-25 DOI:10.1177/10482911251398592

Patcharin Chaisurin, Kunlayanee Tantranon, Thanee Kaewthummanukul, Wanpen Songkham

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Abstract

This study examined occupational exposures and their associations with health outcomes among informal wood furniture workers in Thailand. A cross-sectional survey of 167 workers was conducted using the Healthy i-Work web application. The most common exposures were wood dust (69.46 percent), awkward postures and heavy lifting (64.07 percent), and noise (48.50 percent). Musculoskeletal disorders were the most prevalent health issue (58.68 percent), followed by fatigue, numbness, and hearing and visual problems. Logistic regression analyses revealed that twisting, bending, and/or heavy lifting were strongly associated with musculoskeletal pain (AOR = 9.607, p < .001), exposures to energy and motion with injuries (AOR = 6.967, p = .044), chemical exposures with eye or skin irritation (AOR = 8.484, p = .003), and heat exposure with fatigue (AOR = 3.394, p = .008). Noise and psychosocial exposures were also significant predictors of hearing and stress-related symptoms. These findings highlight the urgent need for occupational safety interventions, ergonomic improvements, and expanded healthcare access for informal workers in Thailand.

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检视泰国非正式木制家具工人职业暴露与健康结果的关系。

本研究调查了泰国非正式木制家具工人的职业暴露及其与健康结果的关系。使用Healthy i-Work网络应用程序对167名员工进行了横断面调查。最常见的是木屑（69.46%）、笨拙的姿势和重物（64.07%）、噪音（48.50%）。肌肉骨骼疾病是最普遍的健康问题（58.68%），其次是疲劳、麻木、听力和视觉问题。Logistic回归分析显示，扭曲、弯曲和/或举重与肌肉骨骼疼痛密切相关(AOR = 9.607, p p =。044)，有眼睛或皮肤刺激的化学物质暴露(AOR = 8.484, p =。003)，热暴露与疲劳（AOR = 3.394, p = 0.008）。噪音和社会心理暴露也是听力和压力相关症状的重要预测因素。这些发现强调了泰国急需采取职业安全干预措施、改进人体工程学和扩大非正规工人的医疗保健机会。

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New Solutions-A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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3.50

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： New Solutions delivers authoritative responses to perplexing problems, with a worker’s voice, an activist’s commitment, a scientist’s approach, and a policy-maker’s experience. New Solutions explores the growing, changing common ground at the intersection of health, work, and the environment. The Journal makes plain how the issues in each area are interrelated and sets forth progressive, thoughtfully crafted public policy choices. It seeks a conversation on the issues between the grassroots labor and environmental activists and the professionals and researchers involved in charting society’s way forward with the understanding that lack of scientific knowledge is no excuse for doing nothing and that inaction is itself a choice.