Strengthening the self-care of women working in the informal sector: Local fabric weaving in Khon Kaen, Thailand (phase I)

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Nilvarangkul, Kessarawan ^a   Wongprom, Jaranya ^a   Tumnong, Chuanpit ^a   Supornpun, Ausa ^a   Surit, Pattama ^a   Srithongchai, Niramol ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Informal sector; Participatory action research; Self care; Weaving women

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FABRIC WEAVING; FEMALE; FIELD STUDY; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SELF EMPLOYMENT; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THAILAND; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

CLOTHING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; THAILAND;

EID: 33644524746     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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