Research Article
Heavy Metals Exposure and Hygienic Behaviors of Workers in Sanitary Landfill Areas in Southern Thailand
Table 1
General characteristics of the subject workers.
| Parameter | Subject workers () | % |
| Gender | | | Male | 85 | 74.6 | Female | 29 | 25.4 | Age (years) | | | ≥20–34 | 66 | 57.9 | 35–44 | 28 | 24.6 | 45–54 | 20 | 17.5 | Education level | | | Secondary school | 44 | 38.6 | Vocational school | 37 | 32.5 | Diploma degree or higher | 33 | 28.9 | Income (Baht) | | | <7500 | 76 | 66.7 | ≥7500 | 38 | 33.3 | Smoked cigarettes | | | Yes | 64 | 56.1 | No | 50 | 43.9 | Alcohol consumption | | | Yes | 66 | 57.9 | No | 48 | 42.1 |
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