Health status, environmental living conditions and microbial indoor air quality among migrant worker households in thailand.
HEALTH STATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL LIVING CONDITIONS AND MICROBIAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY AMONG MIGRANT WORKER HOUSEHOLDS
IN THAILAND.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2017 Mar;48(2):396-406
Authors: Luksamijarulkul P, Suknongbung S, Vatanasomboon P, Sujirarut D
Abstract
A large number of migrants have move to cities in Thailand seeking employment.
These people may be at increased risk for environmental health problems.
We studied the health status, environmental living conditions and microbial indoor
air quality (IAQ) among selected groups of migrant workers and their households in
Mueang District, Samut Sakhon, central Thailand. We conducted a cross sectional
study of 240 migrant workers and their households randomly selected by multistage
sampling. The person responsible for hygiene at each studied household was
interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Two indoor air samples were taken
from each household (480 indoor air samples) to determine bacterial and fungal
counts using a Millipore air tester; 240 outdoor air samples were collected for comparison.
Ninety-nine point six percent of study subjects were Myanmar, 74.2% were
aged 21-40 years, 91.7% had a primary school level education or lower and 53.7%
had stayed in Thailand less than 5 years. Eight point three percent had a history
of an underlying disease, 20.8% had a recent history of pulmonary tuberculosis in
a family member within the previous year. Forty-three point eig...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research