Developing a framework of food choice determinants among construction workers in South Africa
- Okoro, C. S., Musonda, I., Agumba, J. N.
- Authors: Okoro, C. S. , Musonda, I. , Agumba, J. N.
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction workers - South Africa - Nutrition , Construction workers - Health and hygiene
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55440 , uj:16292 , Citation: Okoro, C.S., Musonda, I. & Agumba, J.N., 2015. Developing a framework of food choice determinants among construction workers in South Africa. In: Sato, H. & Kyratsis, P. (eds.). Proceeding of the International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015), March 14–15, Dubai (UAE):90-95. , ISBN:978-93-84468-18-7.
- Description: Abstract: A plethora of factors are known to influence an individual’s food choice and overall nutrition, which in turn, influences their health and safety performance. However, it appears that little research has been conducted in South Africa, on the factors which influence the food choices and intake of construction workers in particular. The paper develops a framework of food choice determinants from literature review and tests the framework using principal components analysis of empirical data from a field questionnaire survey. Results evinced that food choices among South African construction workers aredeterminable by seven factors as opposed to six theorized factors. The study provides evidence which defines the factors that influence construction workers’ food choice. The study will be useful to construction managers and stakeholders in planning for nutrition improvement in the construction industry. Improving nutrition will contribute to improvement in health and safety performance on construction sites.
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- Authors: Okoro, C. S. , Musonda, I. , Agumba, J. N.
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction workers - South Africa - Nutrition , Construction workers - Health and hygiene
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55440 , uj:16292 , Citation: Okoro, C.S., Musonda, I. & Agumba, J.N., 2015. Developing a framework of food choice determinants among construction workers in South Africa. In: Sato, H. & Kyratsis, P. (eds.). Proceeding of the International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015), March 14–15, Dubai (UAE):90-95. , ISBN:978-93-84468-18-7.
- Description: Abstract: A plethora of factors are known to influence an individual’s food choice and overall nutrition, which in turn, influences their health and safety performance. However, it appears that little research has been conducted in South Africa, on the factors which influence the food choices and intake of construction workers in particular. The paper develops a framework of food choice determinants from literature review and tests the framework using principal components analysis of empirical data from a field questionnaire survey. Results evinced that food choices among South African construction workers aredeterminable by seven factors as opposed to six theorized factors. The study provides evidence which defines the factors that influence construction workers’ food choice. The study will be useful to construction managers and stakeholders in planning for nutrition improvement in the construction industry. Improving nutrition will contribute to improvement in health and safety performance on construction sites.
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Relationship between nutrition and construction safety performance : experimental work
- Okoro, C. S., Musonda, I., Agumba, J. N.
- Authors: Okoro, C. S. , Musonda, I. , Agumba, J. N.
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction workers - Nutrition , Construction workers - Health and hygiene , Construction industry - Safety measures
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55424 , uj:16289 , Citation: Okoro, C.S., Musonda, I. & Agumba, J.N., 2015. Relationship between nutrition and construction safety performance : experimental work. In: Sato, H. & Kyratsis, P. (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015), March 14–15, Dubai (UAE):74-78. , ISBN:978-93-84468-18-7
- Description: Abstract: It is known that nutrition is linked with worker health and safety (H&S) performance. However, this relationship has not been evaluated empirically. The present paper evaluates the relationship between nutrition and safety performance on construction sites. Empirical data were collected through a field questionnaire survey conducted on site construction workers in South Africa. Principal components analysis and Spearman’s correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that increased consumption of certain foods termed “alternatives” in the current study, including dairy products, eggs, nuts, fish and cereals, was associated with improved safety performance. No significant correlation was found between nutritional choice and negative performance measures. By providing evidence of which foods may be correlated with safety performance of construction workers on construction sites, the design of explicit nutrition interventions for construction workers, particularly including planning for these significant foods, will be allowed. The study will also result in nutrition being given more attention in H&S considerations on construction sites.
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- Authors: Okoro, C. S. , Musonda, I. , Agumba, J. N.
- Date: 2015
- Subjects: Construction workers - Nutrition , Construction workers - Health and hygiene , Construction industry - Safety measures
- Language: English
- Type: Conference proceedings
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/55424 , uj:16289 , Citation: Okoro, C.S., Musonda, I. & Agumba, J.N., 2015. Relationship between nutrition and construction safety performance : experimental work. In: Sato, H. & Kyratsis, P. (eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Food Nutrition and Civil Engineering (ICFNCE'2015), March 14–15, Dubai (UAE):74-78. , ISBN:978-93-84468-18-7
- Description: Abstract: It is known that nutrition is linked with worker health and safety (H&S) performance. However, this relationship has not been evaluated empirically. The present paper evaluates the relationship between nutrition and safety performance on construction sites. Empirical data were collected through a field questionnaire survey conducted on site construction workers in South Africa. Principal components analysis and Spearman’s correlation analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings revealed that increased consumption of certain foods termed “alternatives” in the current study, including dairy products, eggs, nuts, fish and cereals, was associated with improved safety performance. No significant correlation was found between nutritional choice and negative performance measures. By providing evidence of which foods may be correlated with safety performance of construction workers on construction sites, the design of explicit nutrition interventions for construction workers, particularly including planning for these significant foods, will be allowed. The study will also result in nutrition being given more attention in H&S considerations on construction sites.
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