scholarly journals Occupational injuries of teachers and educational staff at special schools with multiple and severely handicapped children in Rhineland‐Palatinate (Germany): results of a cross‐sectional study

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (5) ◽  
pp. 465-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias Claus ◽  
Renate Kimbel ◽  
Stephan Letzel ◽  
Dirk‐Matthias Rose
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Severely Handicapped ◽  
Educational Staff

scholarly journals Dual sensory impairment in special schools in South-Eastern Nigeria

2017 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ada E Aghaji ◽  
Richard Bowman ◽  
Vincent C Ofoegbu ◽  
Andrew Smith
Keyword(s):  
Vision Loss ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sensory Impairment ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Strategies ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Childhood Deafness ◽  
Schools For The Deaf ◽  
Dual Sensory Impairment

In a cross-sectional study to determine the magnitude of dual sensory impairment (DSI-combined hearing and vision loss) in children in single-disability special education schools, children in schools for the blind and schools for the deaf in four states in South-East Nigeria were examined by an ophthalmologist and otorhinolaryngologist to determine the level of their disability and to identify other disabilities if any. Participants were all students with childhood blindness or childhood deafness. The magnitude and causes of DSI and the burden of undetected DSI were the main outcome measures. A total of 273 students were examined. About 7% of these students had DSI out of which over 60% (12/19) was previously undetected. There was more DSI in the blind schools than in the deaf schools (p=0.003). There is a large burden of undetected DSI in children in special schools in Nigeria. There is a need to create awareness of this problem and advocate appropriate screening, rehabilitative and educational strategies for children who have it.

scholarly journals Factors associated with severe occupational injuries at mining company in Zimbabwe, 2010: a cross-sectional study

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chipo Chimamise ◽  
Notion Tafara Gombe ◽  
Mufuta Tshimanga ◽  
Addmore Chadambuka ◽  
Gerald Shambira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mining Company ◽  
Factors Associated

scholarly journals Incidence of occupational injuries among adults residing in a selected rural area of India: A cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shilpa Ravi ◽  
Bobby Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Rural Area ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Permanent Disability ◽  
Creative Commons

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the incidence and profile of occupational injuries among rural workers of rural India. Methods: This study was conducted among all persons between the ages of 18 to 60 years and engaged in some occupation and residing in the villages under the three rural subcentres of Sarjapur Primary Health Centre during the time period of 2009-2012. The sample size was calculated to be 400 assuming a prevalence of 10% and absolute precision of 3% at 95% confidence limits and a systematic random sampling of the household was done to select the study population. Results: The incidence of occupational injuries in the study period of 2009-2012 was 22%. Out of the total 91 injuries, the proportion of injuries, which were agriculture-related, was 62%. The most common cause of injury was due to contact with plant thorns. Above half (54%) involved the upper limbs, and (30%) involved the lower limbs. By using the injury severity scale, 88% were of minor degree. 67% required treatment and 32% of the injured persons took treatment in a private hospital. Those who sustained an injury, 9% required admission to a hospital. Three participants have sustained a permanent disability during this study. Conclusion: The Incidence of occupational injuries was found to be 22% and agriculture showed to have the highest proportion of injuries. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.293 How to cite this:Ravi S, Joseph B. Incidence of occupational injuries among adults residing in a selected rural area of India: A cross sectional study. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(3):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.3.293 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals Occupational injuries and psychological support in Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenyu Zhang ◽  
Zixuan Yan ◽  
Xueli Zhang ◽  
Hongying Pi ◽  
Xiaoyong Sai
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Psychological Support ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety Issues ◽  
Nursing Managers

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the occupational injuries and psychological support received by nurses and to investigate the relationship between the two. Method: This was a nation-wide cross-sectional study of nurses working across 1858 hospitals in China. Data were collected using an online structured, self-administered questionnaire between 2016 and 2017. Results: Nearly half of respondents had experienced aggressive behavior from patients or their attendants; 13.4% respondents had experienced aggressive behavior on more than three occasions. 78.96% respondents had experienced needle-stick injuries and 51.22% had experienced psychological trauma. 20.5% respondents believed that hospitals do not pay any attention to occupational safety. 86.1% respondents expressed the need for little or moderate psychological support. Nurses who had experienced aggressive behavior expressed a greater need for psychological support. Nurses working at hospitals that adequately addressed the occupational safety issues expressed the lowest need for psychological support. Conclusion: We found a high prevalence of psychological stress and occupational injuries among nurses. Nursing managers need to address this issue and implement interventions to prevent and reduce injuries.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of occupational injuries in Ethiopian hotel industry in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205031212098527
Author(s):  
Roza Abune ◽  
Hailu Merga ◽  
Embialle Mengiste
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Adjusted Odds Ratio ◽  
Occupational Injury ◽  
Occupational Injuries ◽  
Educational Background ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: An occupational injury is a global health issue, and in hotel industries, little is known about it. The aim of this study was therefore to assess the epidemiology of occupational injuries in international brand hotels. Method: An institutional cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 workers using a systematic random sampling method. Using EpiData and SPSS, respectively, data were entered and analyzed. The final results were explained and presented with the adjusted odds ratio and the 95% confidence interval, and the results of the qualitative data were triangulated with quantitative data. Results: Of the 330 study participants, 125 (37.9%; 95% confidence interval (32.7%, 43.8%)) reported having sustained an occupational injury. The study showed those who had four or less family members (adjusted odds ratio: 0.484, 95% confidence interval (0.286, 0.818)), those who had low educational background (adjusted odds ratio: 1.466, 95% confidence interval (1.098, 1.959)), those who had 2 years or less work experience (adjusted odds ratio: 1.065, 95% confidence interval (1.023, 1.108)), those who were working in shifts (adjusted odds ratio: 2.559, 95% confidence interval (1.197, 5.474)), and those who had sleep disturbance (adjusted odds ratio: 1.797, 95% confidence interval (1.025, 3.151)) were factors significantly associated with occupational injury. Conclusion: The study found that the prevalence rate was very high. Among the variables included in the analysis, having four or less family sizes, low educational background, having work experience of 2 years or less, working in shifts, and having sleep disorders/problems were statistically significant. It is therefore recommended that health and safety training and reinforcement be provided to increase awareness and understand the risk factors at the workplace.

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