Zakaria Syahrul Faiz, Shafei Mohd Nazri, Arifin Wan Nor
Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, MYS.
Biostatistics and Research Methodology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, MYS.
Cureus. 2023 Sep 5;15(9):e44742. doi: 10.7759/cureus.44742. eCollection 2023 Sep.
Occupational safety and health are of utmost importance in the palm oil industry, particularly in Malaysia where palm oil plantation workers face various hazards. This study aimed to translate and validate a risk perception questionnaire specifically designed to assess the perceptions of safety and health risks among palm oil plantation workers in Terengganu, Malaysia.
The original risk perception questionnaire, consisting of 22 items, was translated into the local language and culturally adapted. The translation process involved forward translation, expert panel discussions, and back translation to ensure linguistic equivalence. The translated questionnaire was then administered to a sample of palm oil plantation workers in Terengganu, Malaysia, for validation purposes. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to assess the model fitness of the questionnaire, and Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated to determine the internal consistency reliability of the final model.
The translated risk perception questionnaire demonstrated good model fitness as indicated by CFA results (X=224, df=79, p-value<0.0001, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.07, goodness of fit index (GFI)=0.929, comparative fit index (CFI)=0.902). The questionnaire's final version has one factor comprising 13 items, selected based on factor loadings and theoretical relevance. The internal consistency reliability of the 13-item questionnaire was satisfactory, with a Cronbach's Alpha coefficient of α=0.77.
The 13-item risk perception questionnaire demonstrated a good model fit and acceptable internal consistency reliability. It shows that the questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to evaluate the level of risk perception on safety and health among palm oil plantation workers in Malaysia.
职业安全与健康在棕榈油行业至关重要，尤其是在马来西亚，棕榈油种植园工人面临各种危险。本研究旨在翻译并验证一份专门设计用于评估马来西亚登嘉楼棕榈油种植园工人对安全与健康风险认知的风险认知问卷。
最初由22个项目组成的风险认知问卷被翻译成当地语言并进行文化调适。翻译过程包括正向翻译、专家小组讨论和反向翻译，以确保语言等效性。然后，将翻译后的问卷发放给马来西亚登嘉楼的棕榈油种植园工人样本进行验证。进行验证性因素分析（CFA）以评估问卷的模型适配度，并计算克朗巴哈系数以确定最终模型的内部一致性信度。
验证性因素分析结果表明，翻译后的风险认知问卷具有良好的模型适配度（卡方=224，自由度=79，p值<0.0001，近似均方根误差（RMSEA）=0.07，拟合优度指数（GFI）=0.929，比较拟合指数（CFI）=0.902）。问卷的最终版本有一个由13个项目组成的因素，这些项目是根据因素负荷和理论相关性选择的。13项问卷的内部一致性信度令人满意，克朗巴哈系数α=0.77。
13项风险认知问卷显示出良好的模型适配度和可接受的内部一致性信度。这表明该问卷是评估马来西亚棕榈油种植园工人对安全与健康风险认知水平的有效且可靠的工具。
