Affiliations 

  • 1 S B Jefferelli, MPH. BASF PETRONAS Chemicals Sdn. Bhd, Jalan Gebeng 2/1, Kawasan Perindustrian Gebeng, 26080 Kuantan
  • 2 K G Rampal, PhD. Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine (UKM), Jalan Yaacob Latiff, 56000 Kuala Lumpur
  • 3 A J Aziz, PhD. Department of Statistics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor DE
  • 4 M B Agus Salim, MPH. Occupational Health Division, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Lot 1, Jalan 15/1, Section 15, 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor DE
Med J Malaysia, 2003 Dec;58(5):653-6.
PMID: 15190649 MyJurnal

Abstract

How people perceive risk influences their behaviour towards these risks. We do not know how workers perceive risk of dying from diseases or accidents. This study was conducted among 198 workers of a security company in Malaysia. The workers were asked to score on a Likert scale of 1 to 5 the perceived risk of death of Malaysians from selected causes of death. The highest perceived risks of death were, in order of ranking, motor vehicle accidents, cancer and diabetes mellitus whereas according to the certified causes of death in Malaysia the highest risks of death among the selected items were cardiovascular disease, cancer and stroke. The difference in perception and mortality data needs be addressed.

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