Exposure to occupational hazards for pregnancy and sick leave in pregnant workers: a cross-sectional study

Noise is one of the most common occupational hazards in Vietnam, causing occupational hearing impairement. Stone mining is among the high-risk working environment. This study aims to describe noise exposure and prevention practice among workers of stone mining in An Giang province. A cross-sectional study using a quantitative method was conducted in 2018. 176 noise samples were collected, and 215 workers were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Results show that workers at grinding section exposed with the high level of noise (compared to national standards) and they did not practice adequately to protect themselves from the hazard. Workers aged above 39 years old and had more than 10-year working experience had better prevention practice than the other groups. The differences were statistically significant. It is concluded that workers were exposed to the high level of noise at work, their practice regarding hearing impairement prevention was not adequate, and age, years of working were associated factors with prevention practice among workers.

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Violence Directed towards Nurses Working at Al-Medina Hospitals

Advances in Bioscience and Clinical Medicine ◽

10.7575/aiac.abcmed.17.05.03.05 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 19

Author(s):

Amar Alsheri ◽

Nayef Almutairi ◽

Alshebli Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Sick Leave ◽

Family Member ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Verbal Abuse ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Violence Prevalence

Background: According to the recent studies, violence in health care is growing and it excessively affects the retention and recruitment of nurses. It also affects burnout levels and sick leave. Aims: To determine the physical and verbal abuse violence prevalence against nurses in Al-Medina hospitals. Methods: This a descriptive cross sectional study which was conducted in three community hospitals in Saudi Arabia in 2011 using a random sample of 288 nurses. Results: The prevalence of physical violence among the population of the study was 26%. Verbal abuse prevalence was 23.3%. Patients/clients were the major perpetrators of the violence (76.0%) followed by patient’s family member(s) (24.0%). Whereas 92.0% mentioned that the violence action was preventable. Gender was correlated significantly with verbal abuse violence. Conclusion: Our study manifested that the prevalence of physical violence and verbal abuse among nurses at Al-Medina hospitals was high.

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A Cross Sectional Study of Occupational Hazards among Petrol Pump Attendants of Panjim City in Goa

International Journal of Preventive Curative & Community Medicine ◽

10.24321/2454.325x.202002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 06 (01) ◽

pp. 15-19

Author(s):

Akshaya V Naik ◽

Keyword(s):

Study Participant ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Mobile App ◽

Working Environment ◽

Work Place ◽

Occupational Hazards ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Participants ◽

Petrol Pump

Introduction: Occupational hazards are the risks to life or functioning of an individual that is inherently associated with his occupation or working environment which can have deleterious effect on the individual’s health and his working efficiency. Petrol pump attendants are one such category of workers who are constantly exposed to various hazards at their workplace. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted from November- December 2018 among 7 petrol pumps located in the Panjim city. Census method was used for sampling. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Ethics Committee. Data was collected using pre-designed semi structured questionnaire. Data was collected using Epicollect 5 mobile app and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Result: Musculoskeletal pain was the most common health problem perceived by the study participants (49.3%) followed by frequent headaches (26.7%), eye irritation (22.7%) and stuffy nose (18.7%). Fuel spillage over skin (68%), extreme weather conditions (37.3%), fuel spillage in the eyes (32%) were the common hazards reported by the participants. None of the study participant was seen wearing goggles, mask or gloves for their personal safety. 73% of the study participants felt that the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should be made available for their safety. 22.7% of the study participants had high blood pressure (>140/90mmHg) at the time of interview. Conclusion: This study highlights the most common illnesses experienced by the study subjects at their work place. Provision of PPE to every worker working on the petrol station with periodic medical checkups is required.

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Prevalence of Thumb Pain Among Physiotherapists Perform Manual Techniques During Clinical Practice

Pakistan Journal of Physical Therapy (PJPT) ◽

10.52229/pjpt.v3i3.904 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 9-14

Author(s):

Ihsan Kareem ◽

Sana Batool ◽

Fareeha Amjad ◽

Samia Arif

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Occupational Hazards ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Qualitative Variable ◽

Pressure Release ◽

Rehabilitation Centers ◽

Study Methodology

Th u m b p a i n a m o n g t h e physiotherapists is common occupational hazards. The physiotherapists working in their fields perform repetitively manual techniques, massage, mobilization and glides etc. This occupation needs tofind out the number of physiotherapists having thumb pain due to manual work they perform during clinicalpractice in different rehabilitation centers. Objective: To determine the frequency of thumb pain among physiotherapists perform manual techniques in clinical practice; a cross sectional study Methodology: A cross-sectional study design with convenient sampling technique was used, with sample size 190 to determine the frequency of thumbpain among physiotherapists in Lahore and data was analyzed by SPSS, mean and standard deviation wascalculated for the quantitative variable while qualitative variable was presented in the form of frequency and percentage.Results: In the present study a self-made questionnaire was distributed among 190 physiotherapists. Among 190 participants 58(30.5%)were male and 132(69.5%) were Females. 40(21.1%) felt pain while performing ischemic pressure release from thumb. 38(20.0%) felt pain while giving massage. 12(6.3%) felt pain while holding an objectbetween thumb and index finger. 2(1.1%) felt pain in circumduction. (5.3%) felt pain while making snuff box. 24(12.6%) felt pain in isometric exercises of thumb. 27(14.2%) felt pain in hyper flexion at DIP. 17(8.9%) felt pain in hyper flexion at PIP. 51(26.8%) rated 3 pain and 15(7.9%) rate 5 pain on VAS. Conclusions: Study concluded that frequency of thumb pain among physiotherapists working in different hospitals of Lahore was found to be 35.26%. This thumb pain was due to their professional techniques including, manual therapy, ischemic pressure release, massage, mobilization, and gliding etc.

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