[Development of knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on prevention and control of occupational diseases].
OBJECTIVE
To develop the knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on the prevention and control of occupational diseases for occupational groups, and to provide a convenient and effective tool for the survey of knowledge, attitude, and behavior on the prevention and control of occupational diseases in occupational groups and the evaluation of intervention effect.


METHODS
The initial questionnaire which was evaluated by the experts was used to carry out a pre-survey in Guangzhou, China. The survey results were statistically analyzed by t test, identification index method, correlation analysis, and Cronbach's a coefficient method. And then the questionnaire was further modified, and the content of the questionnaire was determined finally.


RESULTS
After modification, there were 18 items on knowledge, 16 items on attitude, and 12 items on behavior in the "Knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on the prevention and control of occupational diseases for enterprise managers"; there were 19 items on knowledge, 10 items on attitude, and 11 items on behavior in the "Knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on the prevention and control of occupational diseases for workers".


CONCLUSIONS
The knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire on the prevention and control of occupational diseases for occupational groups is developed successfully, and it is a convenient and effective tool for the survey of knowledge, attitude, and behavior on the prevention and control of occupational diseases in occupational groups and the evaluation of intervention effect.
Yuan
Y
Gao
Yuchao
Y
Feng
Min
M
Wang
Yiwei
Y
Su
Yanhua
Y
Li
Zhi
Z
Wang
Shihao
S
Tang
D002681:China; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires