Preparedness for peer first response to mining emergencies resulting in injuries: a cross-sectional study

ObjectiveIdentify factors of preparedness for peer first response to underground mining emergencies with injured victims.DesignCross-sectional questionnaire study of Swedish underground mineworkers.SettingSeven out of nine Swedish underground mines.ParticipantsA total of 741 mineworkers out of 1022 (73%) participated in this study.InterventionsNone.Outcome measuresLevel of preparedness for emergencies with injuries in underground mines.ResultsThree factors influenced the preparedness of mineworkers for a peer first response: (1) familiarity with rescue procedures during emergencies with injuries; (2) risk perception of emergencies with injuries and (3) experience of using self-protective and first aid equipment. Mineworkers who believed that they knew how to handle emergencies with injuries (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.22 to 1.38) and those who were trained in the use of self-protective and first aid equipment (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.32) considered themselves to be better prepared for a peer first response than those who were unfamiliar with the rescue procedures or who had not used self-protective and first aid equipment. However, mineworkers who rated the risk for emergencies with injuries as high considered themselves to be less prepared than those who rated the risk as low (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.91 to 0.98).ConclusionThis study identified three factors that were important for the peer-support preparedness of underground mineworkers. More research is needed to adapt and contextualise first aid courses to the needs of underground peer responders.

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PREVALENCE OF NECK PAIN AMONG TAILORS IN NORTH GUJARAT - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

10.36106/ijsr/8324703 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 49-51

Author(s):

Nipa V. Patel ◽

Roshani A. Patel

Keyword(s):

Neck Pain ◽

Functional Disability ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Use Of Self ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Musculoskeletal Problems ◽

The Common ◽

North Gujarat ◽

Awkward Posture

Background: - Neck pain is one of the common musculoskeletal problems faced by tailors due to constant work on the sewing machine with the awkward posture. Aim:-The aim of study is to nd out the prevalence of neck pain among Tailors. Objective:-To nd out the prevalence of neck pain among Tailors use of self questionnaire. Materials And Methodology:-Across sectional study was performed among 100 tailors working in North Gujarat to determine the prevalence of neck pain in them. Aself – questionnaire was used. Result: - 91% prevalence of neck pain was found among the tailors in North Gujarat. Also 67% tailors have activity limitation. Conclusion: -The prevalence of neck pain among Tailors in North Gujarat is found to be highest (91%). Neck pain is one of the common condition contributing to the increase in functional disability

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Risk perception and knowledge of hepatitis B infection among cleaners in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria: A cross-sectional study

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health ◽

10.1016/j.cegh.2017.12.001 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 11-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Olumide Abiodun ◽

Olusola Shobowale ◽

Charles Elikwu ◽

Daniel Ogbaro ◽

Adebola Omotosho ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Hepatitis B ◽

Tertiary Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Hepatitis B Infection ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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A study of the knowledge and attitude of physicians in the first aid management of epistaxis in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery ◽

10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20194560 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1457

Author(s):

Abdullah Musleh ◽

Sarah Ali AlShehri ◽

Anas Mohammed AlShehri ◽

Sultan Khalid Kadasah ◽

Mohammed Sharaf Alshahrani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Demographic Data ◽

Total Sample ◽

First Aid ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Nasolacrimal Duct ◽

Medical Attention ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Common ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Epistaxis is the common occurrence of bleeding from the nose. It is usually noticed when blood drains out through the nostrils. There are two types: anterior (the most common), and posterior (less common, more likely to require medical attention). Sometimes in more severe cases, the blood can come up the nasolacrimal duct and out from the eye. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in main five hospitals in Aseer region targeting residents dealing with emergency room (ER) cases during the period from 1st July to 31st July, 2018. Data were collected using a pre-structured written questionnaire by the researchers. The questionnaire composed of three parts. First part was for residents’ demographic data. Second part considered epistaxis cases rate and treatment. Third part covered 10 questions for knowledge regarding epistaxis. Results: A total sample of 165 residents was involved with ages ranged from 27 years to 32 years old and 65.5% of the sampled residents were males. Exact of 47.3% of the residents were ER residents and 24.2% were general practitioners (GPs). Conclusions: Nearly one out of each four residents had good awareness level regarding epistaxis especially GPs and ER residents. Position of patients with epistaxis and sites of epistaxis were the only items well known by residents.

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Clinical and non-clinical variables associated with preventive and curative dental service utilisation: a cross-sectional study among adolescents and young adults in Central Mexico

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027101 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e027101 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís ◽

José Obed García-Cortés ◽

José Luis Robles-Minaya ◽

Juan Fernando Casanova-Rosado ◽

Jairo Mariel-Cárdenas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Oral Health ◽

Preventive Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Adolescents And Young Adults ◽

Caries Experience ◽

Service Utilisation ◽

Use Of Self ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

ObjectiveThe present study aimed to identify preventive and curative dental health service utilisation (DHSU) in the context of associated clinical and non-clinical factors among adolescents and young adults in Mexico.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingApplicants to a public university in Mexico.ParticipantsParticipants were 638 adolescents and young adults aged 16–25 randomly selected from university applicants.InterventionsData were collected using a self-administered questionnaire filled out by the students. For assessment of dental caries experience, we used the index of decayed, missing and filled teeth.Primary outcomeThe dependent variable was DHSU in the previous 12 months, coded as 0=non-use, 1=use of curative services and 2=use of preventive services.ResultsThe mean age was 18.76±1.76 years, and 49.2% were women. The prevalence of DHSU was 40.9% (95% CI 37.1 to 44.8) for curative services and 22.9% (95% CI 19.7 to 26.3) for preventive services. The variables associated with curative services were age, sex, mother’s education, dental pain in the previous 12 months, caries experience, use of self-care devices and oral health knowledge. For preventive services, the variables associated were mother’s education, dental pain in the previous 12 months, caries experience, use of self-care devices and self-perception of oral health.ConclusionsWhile differences emerged by type of service, a number of variables (sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics as well as dental factors) remained in the final model. Greater oral health needs and socioeconomic inequalities remained as predictors of both types of DHSU. Given the differences revealed by our study, oral health policies should refer those seeking dental care for oral diseases to preventive services, and promote the use of such services among the poorer and less educated population groups.

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More aware, more protected: a cross-sectional study on road safety skills predicting the use of passive safety elements among Spanish teenagers

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035007 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (11) ◽

pp. e035007 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sergio Useche ◽

Francisco Alonso ◽

Luis Montoro ◽

Leandro Garrigós

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Road Safety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Passive Safety ◽

Safety Skills ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Road Users ◽

Gender Based ◽

And Gender

ObjectiveThis study had two objectives: first, to test the effects of sociodemographic variables, and the effects of three key road safety skills (knowledge–risk perception–attitudes) on the use of passive safety elements (PSEs) among teenagers; and second, to assess the differential impact of the study variables on PSEs use from a gender-based perspective.Setting and participantsThis cross-sectional study was framed in the paradigm of primary care, and it involved students from several educational centres in Spain. A sample of 827 Spanish teenagers (52.4% females and 47.6% males) with a mean age of M=14.41–7 (12–19) years was used.ResultsThrough SEM modelling, we found that the use of PSEs is largely explained by psychosocial variables through the mediation of three road safety skills: risk perception (β=0.103***), rule knowledge (β=0.095*) and attitudes towards road safety (β=0.186***). Furthermore, multigroup analyses showed that, although most variables explain the use of PSEs among teenagers in a similar way, key gender-based differences exist in this regard.ConclusionsRoad safety skills have a significant effect on the use of PSEs among Spanish teenagers, and gender explains some differences in the mechanisms which predict them. Also, in the study we discuss the need for strengthening school-based interventions aimed at helping this vulnerable group of road users acquire and develop positive behavioural competences.

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Promoting Influenza Vaccination among Staff of Nursing Homes According to Behavioral Insights: Analyzing the Choice Architecture during a Nudge-Based Intervention

Vaccines ◽

10.3390/vaccines8040600 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 600

Author(s):

Chiara Lorini ◽

Francesca Ierardi ◽

Claudia Gatteschi ◽

Giacomo Galletti ◽

Francesca Collini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Qualitative Analysis ◽

Influenza Vaccination ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Choice Architecture ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vaccination Uptake ◽

Vaccination Acceptance

(1) Background: Influenza vaccination uptake in nursing home (NH) workers is uncommon. The aim of this study was to understand the choice architecture of influenza vaccination acceptance or refusal among them and to promote vaccination acceptance using the nudge approach. (2) Methods: In autumn 2019, a nudge intervention with a contextual qualitative analysis of choice architecture of vaccination was performed among the staff of eight Tuscan NHs. In summer 2020, a cross-sectional study including the staff of 111 NHs (8 in the nudge, 103 in the comparison group) was conducted to assess the impact of the nudge intervention in promoting vaccination uptake. (3) Results: Macro-categories of motivations for vaccination uptake that emerged from the qualitative analysis were risk perception, value dimension, and trust, while those regarding refusal were risk perception, distrust, value dimension, and reasons related to one’s health. Considering the cross-sectional study, influenza vaccination uptake in the 2018–2019 season was similar in the two groups (23.6% vs. 22.2% respectively, in the nudge and comparison group), but significantly different in the 2019–2020 season: 28% in the nudge vs. 20% in the comparison group. Also, the intention to get the vaccine in the 2020–2021 season was significantly different in the two groups: 37.9% in the nudge and 30.8% in the comparison group. (4) Conclusions: Nudge interventions-simple, fast, low cost-could be effective in promoting vaccination acceptance among NH workers and the analysis of choice architecture could be useful in improving tailored, new nudge interventions aimed at modifying irrational biased and cognitive errors.

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