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Factors influencing health and safety practices among Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners: A qualitative study

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: This qualitative study explored factors that influence health and safety practices among Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured focus group discussions and individual interviews with a sample of 17 Vietnamese nail salon technicians and owners in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, Pennsylvania. RESULTS: Analysis of transcripts revealed perceived health benefits/concerns, knowledge about work-related hazards, salon's management and policies attributed to owners, client influence, external policies/regulations, and protective equipment-specific challenges were among factors affecting workplace health promotion practices at the salons. CONCLUSIONS: The study highlighted a complex interplay among the various stakeholders including nail technicians, owners, clients, policy makers, and enforcers. Interventions addressing barriers at the personal and organizational levels, as well as public policy change and enforcement are needed to create sustainable behavioral and organizational change in nail salons.

Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22947

Authors: Tran B. Huynh, Ngoc Doan, Ngan Trinh, Niko Verdecias, Samantha Stalford, Amy Caroll‐Scott

Institutions: Drexel University, Temple University

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Safety in Workplaces

Subfield: Occupational Therapy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health