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Article

Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine

by
Mwaba Sifanu
1,*,
Thomas K. Taylor
2,
Kennedy K. Kalebaila
1,
Patrick Hayumbu
1,
Lubinda Nabiwa
1 and
Stephanus J. L. Linde
3
1
School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Copperbelt University, Kitwe P.O. Box 21692, Zambia
2
School of Built Environment, Copperbelt University, Kitwe P.O. Box 21692, Zambia
3
Occupational Hygiene and Health Research Initiative, North-West University, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(18), 6785; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186785
Submission received: 11 July 2023 / Revised: 28 August 2023 / Accepted: 29 August 2023 / Published: 20 September 2023
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Abstract

Work in the copper mining industry is often associated with exposure to respirable dust and respirable crystalline silica. This exposure has the potential to cause silicosis, an incurable occupational respiratory lung disease. This study aimed at establishing the relationship between knowledge, attitudes, work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards and workers’ exposure to respirable dust. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted on 528 mine workers. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the descriptives. Structural equation modeling (SEM) with latent variables and partial least squares (LVPLS) analysis were employed to determine the relationship among these variables. The results indicated that of the four hypotheses, two were supported, and two were rejected, showing that there is a significant relationship between exposure to respirable dust and work behavioral practices, as well as compliance with safety standards. Knowledge and attitudes toward respirable dust exposure did not significantly influence exposure. According to the results from the survey, positive work behavioral practices as well as compliance with safety standards were significantly associated with exposure to respirable dust. It is recommended that mines should focus on the miners’ work behavioral practices and compliance with safety standards.
Keywords: attitudes; compliance and safety standards; copper mine; knowledge; respirable dust; work behavioral practices attitudes; compliance and safety standards; copper mine; knowledge; respirable dust; work behavioral practices

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Sifanu, M.; Taylor, T.K.; Kalebaila, K.K.; Hayumbu, P.; Nabiwa, L.; Linde, S.J.L. Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 6785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186785

AMA Style

Sifanu M, Taylor TK, Kalebaila KK, Hayumbu P, Nabiwa L, Linde SJL. Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(18):6785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186785

Chicago/Turabian Style

Sifanu, Mwaba, Thomas K. Taylor, Kennedy K. Kalebaila, Patrick Hayumbu, Lubinda Nabiwa, and Stephanus J. L. Linde. 2023. "Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 18: 6785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186785

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Sifanu, M., Taylor, T. K., Kalebaila, K. K., Hayumbu, P., Nabiwa, L., & Linde, S. J. L. (2023). Knowledge, Attitude, Behavior Practices and Compliance of Workers Exposed to Respirable Dust in a Zambian Copper Mine. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(18), 6785. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20186785

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