2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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abstract: 'Background The evolving pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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has become a severe threat to public health, and the workplace presents
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high risks in terms of spreading the disease. Few studies have focused
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on the relationship between workplace policy and individual behaviours.
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This study aimed to identify inequalities of workplace policy across
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occupation groups, examine the relationship of workplace guidelines and
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measures with employees'' behaviours regarding COVID-19 prevention.
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Methods A cross-sectional online survey using a structured questionnaire
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was conducted to gather employees'' access to workplace guidelines and
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measures as well as their personal protection behaviours. Statistical
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associations between these two factors in different occupations were
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examined using multiple ordinal logistic regressions. Results A total of
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1048 valid responses across five occupational groups were analysed.
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Manual labourers reported lower availability of workplace guidelines and
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measures (76.9\% vs. 89.9\% for all, P = 0.003). Employees with
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available workplace guidelines and measures had higher compliance of
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hand hygiene, wearing masks, and social distancing, and this association
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was more significant among managers/administrators and manual labourers.
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Conclusions Protection of the quantity and quality of employment is
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important. Awareness about the disease and its prevention among
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employers and administrators should be promoted, and resources should be
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allocated to publish guidelines and implement measures in the workplace
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during the pandemic. Both work-from-home arrangement and other policies
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and responses for those who cannot work from home including guidelines
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encouraging the health behaviours, information transparency, and
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provision of infection control materials by employers should be
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established to reduce inequality. Manual labourers may require specific
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attention regarding accessibility of relevant information and
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availability of medical benefits and compensation for income loss due to
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the sickness, given their poorer experience of workplace policy and the
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nature of their work. Further studies are needed to test the
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effectiveness of specific workplace policies on COVID-19 prevention.'
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affiliation: 'Wong, ELY (Corresponding Author), Chinese Univ Hong Kong, Fac Med, JC
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Sch Publ Hlth \& Primary Care, Ctr Hlth Syst \& Policy Res, Hong Kong, Peoples R
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China.
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Wang, Kailu; Wong, Eliza Lai Yi; Cheung, Annie Wai Ling; Yeoh, Eng Kiong, Chinese
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Univ Hong Kong, Fac Med, JC Sch Publ Hlth \& Primary Care, Ctr Hlth Syst \& Policy
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Res, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.
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Ho, Kin Fai; Chan, Emily Ying Yang; Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan, Chinese Univ Hong Kong,
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Fac Med, JC Sch Publ Hlth \& Primary Care, Hong Kong, Peoples R China.'
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article-number: '200'
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author: Wang, Kailu and Wong, Eliza Lai Yi and Ho, Kin Fai and Cheung, Annie Wai Ling
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and Chan, Emily Ying Yang and Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan and Yeoh, Eng Kiong
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author-email: lywong@cuhk.edu.hk
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author_list:
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- family: Wang
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given: Kailu
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- family: Wong
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given: Eliza Lai Yi
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- family: Ho
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given: Kin Fai
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- family: Cheung
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given: Annie Wai Ling
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- family: Chan
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given: Emily Ying Yang
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- family: Wong
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given: Samuel Yeung Shan
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- family: Yeoh
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given: Eng Kiong
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1186/s12939-021-01527-x
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eissn: 1475-9276
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files: []
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journal: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR EQUITY IN HEALTH
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keywords: 'COVID-19; Prevention; Workplace policy; Personal protection behaviour;
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Occupation'
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language: English
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month: SEP 7
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '37'
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orcid-numbers: 'Ho, Kin Fai/0000-0001-7464-3437
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Wong, Eliza/0000-0001-9983-6219'
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papis_id: 3add2ec0c573bd5133585b161eb474a5
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ref: Wang2021unequalavailability
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researcherid-numbers: 'Ho, Kin Fai/E-6131-2011
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times-cited: '5'
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title: 'Unequal availability of workplace policy for prevention of coronavirus disease
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2019 across occupations and its relationship with personal protection behaviours:
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a cross-sectional survey'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000695469100003
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '7'
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volume: '20'
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web-of-science-categories: Public, Environmental \& Occupational Health
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year: '2021'
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