Objective To assess the nutrition knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) among workers working in high temperature environment in steel production enterprises.
Methods Steelworkers (n=560) exposed to high temperature in a steel group company were recruited by convenience sampling method and interviewed with self-administered questionnaire.
Results The total awareness rate of nutrition knowledge was 24.8%; specifically, the awareness rate of dietary guidelines was high (65.0%) and that of nutritional requirements and balanced diet for working with high-temperature operations was low (11.8%). The formation rate of nutrition belief was 83.3%; the formation rate of health behavior was 37.9%, among which that of using nutrition knowledge to guide dietary behavior was high (47.7%) and that of daily healthy behavior was low (37.8%).
Conclusion Low awareness rates and behavior formation rates are detected in the steelworkers working in hot environment of a steel group company. It is suggested to improve their nutritional awareness level and dietary behavior through targeted nutrition health education.
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