To find out the prevalence of good knowledge, appropriate attitude and safe practice among printing workers exposed to organic solvents in Hong Kong, and to see if safe practice was influenced by the knowledge of and the attitude towards the harmful effects of organic solvents as well as other factors. The survey was conducted in a sample of 501 male printing workers from 28 factories in Hong K...

INTRODUCTION Patients' health and safety is not only a function of complex treatments and advanced therapeutic technologies but also a function of a degree based on which health care professionals fulfill their duties effectively as a team. The aim of this study was to determine the attitude of hospital committee members about teamwork in Kerman hospitals. METHODOLOGY This study was conducted...

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new conceptual framework for halal cosmetics products. This paper identifies the antecedent factors that influence the intention to purchase halal cosmetics products among consumers. Knowledge, purity and safety have also been found to influence the customers to buy halal cosmetics products. The findings indicate that there is relationship between indep...

We use an exploratory agent-based model of adults' walking behavior within a city to examine the possible impact of interventions on socioeconomic differences in walking. Simulated results show that for persons of low socioeconomic status, increases in walking resulting from increases in their positive attitude towards walking may diminish over time if other features of the environment are not ...