scholarly journals Occupational health hazard among Security Guards in Kathmandu District, Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Naresh Manandhar ◽  
Archana Jha ◽  
Aakash Mishra ◽  
Anjali Mishra ◽  
Vaibhav Gupta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Muscle Pain ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Security Guards ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction: The job of security guard is to protect the property and the people who reside or work on the premises where they guard. The occupational safety requires the maintenance and the promotion of workers’ health and working capacity by improving the working environment and the development of working organizations. The aim of study was to assess the occupational health hazards among the security guards and to find association between occupational health hazards with demographic variables. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the security guards across Kathmandu district from 20th December 2020 to 8th January 2021 using convenient sampling technique. The data was collected by direct interview method using the structured questionnaire. Results: The mean age of the respondents was 36.5 years with standard deviation 9.54. Males were 88.5 %. Most of the respondents (74%) were married. Majority of the respondents (78%) were Hindu by religion. The prevalence of Muscle pain was 70%, one fifth of the respondents (20%) had lower back pain. The Neck pain, elbow-hand- wrist pain and upper back pain each was present in 10% of the respondents. Conclusion: The muscular pain was not significant difference with demographic variables age, sex, marital status, ethnicity, religion and education status. The muscle pain was found higher in low worked experience of the security guards and not statistically significant.

scholarly journals Occupational Health Hazards Among Workers of Garment Factories in Dhaka City, Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nirmeen Rifat Khan ◽  
Tanjeem Rabika Dipti ◽  
Syeda Khaleda Ferdousi ◽  
Mohammad Zaid Hossain ◽  
Sultana Ferdousi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Garment Factories

A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to June of 2013 to find out the occupational health hazards among the workers of different garment factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Total sample was 145 and purposive sampling technique was followed for data collection, which was done by face to face interview. The data was collected on a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS version 17.0. Majority (40%) were found in the age group of 16-20 years where mean age was 23.30 ±6.92 years. Among them female (89%) outnumbered the male (11%). Of them 96% were Muslim. Majority (48.3%) were educated up to primary school and most of them (55.9%) were married. 91.7% had monthly salary of 1001-5000 taka. 52.4% respondents were machine operator, but maximum (75%) were unskilled and 72% had length of job between 2-7 years. 91% respondents normally worked for 8-9 hours. 85.5% did 2-3 hours overtime. In the last one year 64.8% had no accident but minor cut, burn or injury was faced by 28.3%. Most of the (44%) respondents did not complain about physical environmental pollution but 33.8% complained of noise pollution. Majority (84.8%) were satisfied with the constant presence of doctor or nurse in their factory. Maximum (51%) respondents suffered from headache or shoulder pain. Insomnia was common in 20% respondents. Majority (56.6%) did not mention any permanent illness. In this study the prevalence of occupational health hazards was 88.28%. A significant relationship was found between noise pollution and headache (P<0.014) and also between length of job (in years) & backache (P<0.091). More emphasis should be given to the workers to improve their health condition and working environment, so that they can increase their efficiency which can ultimately increase the production and add GDP to the country.J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 24, No.1, April, 2015, Page 36-43

scholarly journals Knowledge regarding Occupational Health Hazards among Nurses in a Hospital, Rupandehi, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-50
Author(s):  
Moonu Shrestha ◽  
Srijana Karki
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Body Fluids ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Knowledge ◽  
Causative Agents ◽  
Service Training

INTRODUCTION: Health organizations are characterized by multidimensional and complex environment that makes nurses prone to occupational hazards and injuries. MATERIAL AND METHODS:  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the knowledge regarding occupational health hazards among nurses. Sixty one respondents were selected as the study sample by using enumerative sampling method. Self- administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and collected data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics with SPSS software version 16. RESULTS: The findings of the study revealed that 70.5% of respondents had knowledge on meaning of occupational health hazards. Forty six percent had knowledge regarding meaning of biological hazards, 86.9% and 65.6% had knowledge on high risk person and immediate management for blood and body fluids exposure respectively. The finding of the study showed that 52.5% had high knowledge and 47.5% had low knowledge regarding occupational health hazards. There was statistically significant association between in-service training and respondents' level of knowledge regarding occupational health hazard (p-value= 0.024). CONCLUSION: Based on findings of the study, it is concluded that more than half of the respondents have high knowledge regarding occupational health hazards. Besides this, respondents have high knowledge on meaning of occupational health hazards, causative agents of biological hazards, diseases that can occur after exposure to infected body fluids, preventive measures and low knowledge on meaning of biological hazards, virus having chance of transmission and first person to report after exposure to blood and body fluids.

scholarly journals Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rawlance Ndejjo ◽  
Geofrey Musinguzi ◽  
Xiaozhong Yu ◽  
Esther Buregyeya ◽  
David Musoke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objective.To assess the occupational health hazards faced by healthcare workers and the mitigation measures.Methods.We conducted a cross-sectional study utilizing quantitative data collection methods among 200 respondents who worked in 8 major health facilities in Kampala.Results.Overall, 50.0% of respondents reported experiencing an occupational health hazard. Among these, 39.5% experienced biological hazards while 31.5% experienced nonbiological hazards. Predictors for experiencing hazards included not wearing the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), working overtime, job related pressures, and working in multiple health facilities. Control measures to mitigate hazards were availing separate areas and containers to store medical waste and provision of safety tools and equipment.Conclusion.Healthcare workers in this setting experience several hazards in their workplaces. Associated factors include not wearing all necessary protective equipment, working overtime, experiencing work related pressures, and working in multiple facilities. Interventions should be instituted to mitigate the hazards. Specifically PPE supply gaps, job related pressures, and complacence in adhering to mitigation measures should be addressed.

scholarly journals Posterior chain flexibility and lower back pain in farm workers

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-226
Author(s):  
Marcia Regina da Silva ◽  
Lucimare Ferraz ◽  
Fátima Ferretti ◽  
Cristiane Sfredo
Keyword(s):  
Back Pain ◽  
Lower Back Pain ◽  
Muscle Length ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Chain Flexibility ◽  
Lower Back ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Post Hoc

Abstract Introduction: Flexibility is an essential component of physical aptitude that reduces the incidence of muscle distention and improves movement efficiency and posture. Objective: To analyze posterior chain flexibility and lower back pain (LBP) in farm workers from a city in western Santa Catarina state, Brazil. Methods: Quantitative and cross-sectional study conducted with 185 rural workers, average age of 44.24 (±10.83) years. The Rural Worker Health Questionnaire, containing individual issues related to work; sit and reach box, goniometer, visual analog scale (VAS) and Oswestry and Roland-Morris questionnaires were used to evaluate posterior chain flexibility, hamstring muscle length, pain and lumbar spine dysfunction, respectively. Flexibility was compared with the degree of dysfunction using one-way ANOVA followed by the Bonferroni post hoc test. Results: 181 (97.8%) workers reported LBP symptoms: 100% of the women and 95.2% of the men. The average Oswestry score was 7.09 (±8.25), Roland-Morris 1.22 (±1.63), and VAS 5.81 (±2.5). Average flexibility by the sit and reach test (SRT) was 23.91cm (±18.81); straight leg raise (SLR), 66° (±11.77) and popliteal angle 123.21° (±12.45). There was a significant difference in the popliteal angle (p = 0.003) and SLR (0.001) when compared with the degree of dysfunction. Women showed significant differences in all tests; however, the post hoc test showed a significant difference only in the SRT (p = 0.013), and women with minimal dysfunction had greater flexibility in relation to those with severe dysfunction. Conclusion: Self-reported LBP was severe and women with higher levels of dysfunction exhibited less posterior chain flexibility.

scholarly journals Health hazards and risks for musculoskeletal problems among child labourers in the brickfield sector of West Bengal, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banibrata Das
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Respiratory Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Control Subjects ◽  
Strenuous Activity ◽  
Musculoskeletal Problems

Abstract Aims The purpose of this study was to describe the health hazards among child labourers in brickfields, and to assess occupational health problems, together with physiological and respiratory stress, compared with child control subjects. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on 112 child brickfield workers and 120 control subjects, and a modified Nordic Questionnaire was applied to assess the discomfort felt among both groups of workers. Physiological assessment of the workload was carried out by the measurement of heart rate, blood pressure and spirometry of the workers. Results Child brickfield workers suffer from pain, especially in the lower back (97%), shoulder (88%), hands (82%), wrist (76%), neck (73%) and ankle (71%). The post-activity heart rate of the child brickfield workers was 166.5 beats/min, whereas the systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 132.2 and 67.2 mm/Hg, respectively. The forced vital capacity value of child brickfield workers was 2.04, and in the case of the controls it was 2.18, which was significantly different. The forced expiratory volumes in 1 s of experimental and control subjects were 1.82 and 1.92, respectively. The peak expiratory flow rate was significantly different between the two groups. Conclusions Most of the brick-making activities were strenuous ones that affected the children. The cardiovascular and respiratory health of the child brickfield workers has changed markedly due to strenuous activity. The child brickfield workers also experienced other occupational health problems and severe musculoskeletal pain.

scholarly journals Relationship of occupational health and safety training with health literacy among employees working in the various lines of business

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Nergiz Sevinc ◽  
Burcu Korkut
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Occupational Health ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Scale Scores

Background<br />Health literacy is vital for people’s ability to manage health. It has been known for a long time that the importance of education in increasing health literacy is an undeniable fact. The first aim of this study was to investigate the health literacy levels of employees working in different business lines receiving service from the occupational health and safety unit. The second aim was to reveal how health literacy levels are affected according to the training duration.<br /><br />Methods<br />A cross-sectional study was conducted on 202 employees receiving service from the Karabuk occupational health and safety unit. The employees were divided into three groups as workers, officers and others. All employees were given the questionnaire consisting of 31 questions including sociodemographic characteristics and the adult health literacy scale. A face-to-face interview was performed with each of the employees. Kruskal-Wallis H and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to analyze the data.<br /><br />Results<br />The range of adult health literacy scale scores of the employees was 4-23. There was no significant difference in adult health literacy scale scores between age groups (p=0.38). The percentage of employees who received more than 16 hours training course was 19.3%, 20.6%, and 46.7% for workers, civil servants and other employees, respectively. Adult health literacy scale scores increased in proportion to the amount of training the employees received (p=0.001).<br /><br />Conclusion<br />This study reveals that occupational health training has a positive effect on health literacy.

scholarly journals Occupational Health Hazards in ICU Nursing Staff

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Eri Shimizu ◽  
Djalma Ticiani Couto ◽  
Edgar Merchán-Hamann ◽  
Anadergh Barbosa Branco
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Social Risks ◽  
Frequent Use

This study analyzed occupational health hazards for Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses and nursing technicians, comparing differences in the number and types of hazards which occur at the beginning and end of their careers. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 26 nurses and 96 nursing technicians from a public hospital in the Federal District, Brazil. A Likert-type work-related symptom scale (WRSS) was used to evaluate the presence of physical, psychological, and social risks. Data were analyzed with the use of the SPSS, version 12.0, and the Kruskal-Wallis test for statistical significance and differences in occupational health hazards at the beginning and at the end of the workers' careers. As a workplace, ICUs can cause work health hazards, mostly physical, to nurses and nursing technicians due to the frequent use of physical energy and strength to provide care, while psychological and social hazards occur to a lesser degree.

scholarly journals Effect of Electrocautery Settings on Particulate Concentrations in Surgical Plume during Tonsillectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 162 (6) ◽  
pp. 867-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele M. Carr ◽  
Vijay A. Patel ◽  
Jhy-Charm Soo ◽  
Sherri Friend ◽  
Eun Gyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Particle Number ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Number Concentration ◽  
Particle Number Concentration ◽  
Breathing Zone ◽  
Operating Room Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Smoke Evacuation

Objectives To describe the effect of monopolar electrocautery (EC) settings on surgical plume particulate concentration during pediatric tonsillectomy. Study Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Tertiary medical center. Subjects and Methods During total tonsillectomy exclusively performed with EC, air was sampled with a surgeon-worn portable particle counter. The airborne mean and maximum particle concentrations were compared for tonsillectomy performed with EC at 12 W vs 20 W, with smoke evacuation system (SES) and no smoke evacuation (NS). Results A total of 36 children were included in this analysis: 9 cases with EC at 12 W and SES (12SES), 9 cases with EC at 20 W and SES (20SES), 9 cases with EC at 12 W without SES (12NS), and 9 cases with EC at 20 W without SES (20NS). Mean particle number concentration in the breathing zone during tonsillectomy was 1661 particles/cm3 for 12SES, 5515 particles/cm3 for 20SES, 8208 particles/cm3 for 12NS, and 78,506 particles/cm3 for 20NS. There was a statistically significant difference in the particle number concentrations among the 4 groups. The correlation between the particle number concentration and EC time was either moderate (for 12SES) or negative (for remaining groups). Conclusion Airborne particle concentrations during tonsillectomy are over 9.5 times higher when EC is set at 20 W vs 12 W with NS, which is mitigated to 3.3 times with SES. Applying lower EC settings with SES during pediatric tonsillectomy significantly reduces surgical plume exposure for patients, surgeons, and operating room personnel, which is a well-known occupational health hazard.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Anxiety in Pregnancy during COVID 19 pandemic in Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailaja Khadka ◽  
Sumana Thapa ◽  
Ratna Khatri ◽  
Rosy Malla ◽  
Sumana Thapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Ethical Approval ◽  
Almost All ◽  
In Pregnancy

Aim: To determine the prevalence of anxiety in pregnancy during COVID19 pandemic in Shree Birendra Hospital, Chhauni Method: It is a cross sectional study conducted at Shree Birendra Hospital Chhauni from July to October 2020 following the ethical approval from IRC. All the pregnant women from first to last trimester attending outdoor visit were included; they were asked to fill up Beck Anxiety Index form. The level of anxiety was compared with demographic data like age, race, parity, and period of gestation, education and occupation. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 20 software. Results: A total of 385 presumably uninfected pregnant women were surveyed in 20-40 (28.45±3.95) years age group from 4 to 41 (27.15±9.4) weeks of pregnancy and 55.6% were multipara. Low-grade anxiety was found 99.5% (BAI= 3.06±3.66). Conclusions: Low-grade anxiety was found in almost all pregnant women during covid pandemic and there was no significant difference by demographic variables.

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