Lost in translation: The challenge of adapting integrated approaches for worker health and safety for low- and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the process of adapting an intervention integrating occupational safety and health (OSH) and health promotion for manufacturing worksites in India and the challenges faced in implementing it; and explore how globalization trends may influence the implementation of these integrated approaches in India and other low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

This study-conducted in 22 manufacturing worksites in Mumbai, India-adapted and implemented an evidence-based intervention tested in the U.S. that integrated OSH and tobacco control. The systematic adaptation process included formative research and pilot testing, to ensure that the tested intervention was tailored to the local setting. We used qualitative methods and process evaluation to assess t

SUBMITTER: Sorensen G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5570315 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature