Model Development of Health Risk Prevention for Informal Workers among Dressmaker Group in Nong Roae District, Khon Kaen Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to (1) assess health risk among dressmakers who were informal workers (2) develop the health risk prevention model and (3) evaluate outcomes after the model imple-mentation. It was conducted as a research and development study from October 2015 to September 2016. The study samples were (1) 125 dressmakers, and (2) 30 persons from informal employment network group. The study tools included (1) health risk prevention development model, and (2) outcome evalua-tion form which was tested for content validity by 3 experts. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, dependent paired t-test for quantitative data, and content analysis for qualitative data. It was found that the risk prevention model consisted of (1) structure of care model, (2) concept of health risk prevention model, (3) process of care model, and (4) monitoring and evaluation. The model was found to be significantly effective in reducing the health risk among study samples (p=0.001). Therefore, this health risk prevention model for dressmakers could be applied in other settings with similar context. In addition, data management should be emphasized to encourage knowledge sharing and continuous development of network connection.