Research Article
Psychosocial Predictors for Cancer Prevention Behaviors in Workplace Using Protection Motivation Theory
Table 3
A Summary of protective behaviors frequencies among participants (
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(%).
| Protective behaviors | Never | Seldom | Sometimes | Mostly | Always | Item mean | Item SD |
| Asking information from HSE person (B1) | 16 (10) | 53 (33.12) | 45 (28.12) | 33 (20.62) | 13 (8.12) | 2.84 | 1.12 | Study about OSH of carcinogens (B2) | 6 (3.75) | 29 (18.12) | 67 (41.87) | 42 (26.25) | 16 (10) | 3.21 | 0.98 | Considering chemical labels (B3) | 4 (2.5) | 22 (13.75) | 42 (26.25) | 64 (40) | 28 (17.5) | 3.56 | 1.01 | Lowering chemical spillage (B4) | 1 (0.625) | 8 (5) | 32 (20) | 72 (45) | 47 (29.37) | 3.98 | 0.87 | Use of engineering control options (B5) | 2 (1.25) | 6 (3.75) | 46 (28.75) | 63 (39.37) | 43 (26.87) | 3.87 | 0.90 | Use of PPE (B6) | 2 (1.25) | 16 (10) | 50 (31.25) | 61 (38.12) | 31 (19.37) | 3.64 | 0.95 | Periodic clinical checkup (B7) | 5 (3.12) | 9 (5.62) | 24 (15) | 44 (27.5) | 78 (48.75) | 4.13 | 1.06 |
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