Abstract
BACKGROUND: The primary objective of this study was to explore the viewpoints held by employees at a pharmaceutical manufacturing workplace in a middle-income country regarding management's role in promoting health behaviors in the workplace.
METHODS: This study used transcripts of focus group discussion from an original study that investigated employee perceptions of factors associated with healthy behaviors among South African pharmaceutical manufacturing factory workers.
RESULTS: Participants felt that workplace managers could improve capability through health promotion strategies, supportive leadership, and promoting a culture of health. They could provide opportunity through employee engagement programs and resources, and physical activity opportunities were specifically identified.
CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that managers in a middle-income country have the potential to contribute to workplace health in a range of ways that include addressing capability, opportunity, and motivation of their workers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 919-923 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright © 2024 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Funding
This research was supported by the National Research Foundation of South Africa (NRF) and the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
| Funders |
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| National Research Foundation |
| South African Medical Research Council |
Keywords
- Adult
- Drug Industry
- Female
- Focus Groups
- Health Behavior
- Health Promotion/methods
- Humans
- Leadership
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Occupational Health
- Organizational Culture
- Qualitative Research
- South Africa
- Workplace/psychology
