title: Methodological issues in conducting a survey of construction workers in northeastern Thailand.
abstract: Social and health problems among the construction workers in Thailand were studied in a multicenter cross-sectional survey. This paper documents methodological issues related to conducting the survey in the northeastern Thailand. These issues include defining suitable sampling frames for building sites and workers and collecting data. A number of practical problems and the approaches to solve them are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Faculty of Public Health, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Thinkhamrop
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Dobson
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016272:Occupational Health; D012107:Research Design; D013785:Thailand