scholarly journals An Epidemiological Study Of Mechanical Health Hazards Amongst Agricultural Workers In Rural India

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Manwani ◽  
Sachin Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Demographic Distribution

Background: Agricultural work is subject to the health risks inherent to a rural environment and at the same time to those deriving from the specific work process involved. India being a country of agriculture, majority of its population is engaged in agriculture based activities in a varied manner either directly or indirectly. This sector of activity being most unorganized, very little attention has been given to the occupational health problems of these workers; though the need of investigation and intervention towards these problems has repeatedly been mentioned. Objective: 1)To find out the demographic distribution of agriculture related mechanical health hazards 2)To find out the magnitude of agriculture related mechanical health hazards 3) To find out the protective measures being used by the agricultural workers for the prevention of mechanical health hazards. 4) To give the necessary recommendations for the prevention of mechanical health hazards. Methods: It is a Cross-Sectional study. The study was conducted from the period of June 2009 to December 2011.. Data Collection: A pilot study was conducted on 10 patients. Data collection was done through asking questionnaire from the patients/relatives (AWs); clinical examination and clinical case records of the patients. Analysis of Data: Data was analyzed in the form of percentage (%) and presented in the tabular form. Chi- square (χ2) test was applied as a test of significance with the help of statistical software SPSS statistics (version- 17)Results: Out of total 53 cases 42 (79.25) were males and 11(20.75) were females. Majority (75.48%) of the respondents were hired laborers followed by own land workers (24.52%). Males (79.25%) were more addicted than females(20.75%). Majority of the cases were due to equipment/ instrument induced (64.15%), followed by animal induced (35.85%) injuries. It was revealed that maximum number of the cases (83.02%)were not using PPE and only 16.98% were using any kind of PPE.International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 4 No 2 (2014) 19– 23 

scholarly journals An epidemiological study of socio-demographic characteristics and pattern of use of personal protective equipments amongst agricultural workers in rural India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4292
Author(s):  
Vijay Kumar Manwani
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Agricultural Workers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Protective Measures ◽  
Lower Socioeconomic ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Demographic Distribution

Background: India being a country of agriculture, very little attention has been given to the occupational health problems of the agricultural workers; though the need of investigation and intervention towards their problems has repeatedly been mentioned. The objectives of the study were to find out the socio-demographic distribution of agricultural health hazards, to find out the personal protective measures being used by the agricultural workers and to give the necessary recommendations for the prevention of health hazards.Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted from September 2009 to December 2011. A pilot study was conducted on 50 patients. Data collection was done through asking questionnaire from the patients/relatives. Data was analyzed in the form of percentage (%) and presented in the tabular form. Chi- square (χ2) test was applied as a test of significance.Results: Out of total 926 cases maximum number of patients were males (549, 59.29%), followed by females (377, 40.71%). Majority of the respondents were primary educated (31.87%) followed by illiterate (29.48%). majority (44.60%) of the respondents belong to Class-IV (lower) socioeconomic status. Males (53.35%) were more addicted than females (10.26%). It was revealed that maximum number of the cases was not using (85.53%) PPE and only 14.47% were using any kind of PPE.Conclusions: Out of the total 926 cases, 549 (59.29%) were males, followed by females (377, 40.71%). Majority (63.61%) of the respondents have some kind of addiction. It was revealed that maximum number of the cases were not using (83.02%) any kind of PPE.

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN PERSEPSI IBU BALITA TENTANG POSYANDU DENGAN PEMANFAATAN POSYANDU MAWAR 2 RW 06 KEBAGUSAN JAKARTA SELATAN TAHUN 2015

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alifa Dinda Septifani ◽  
Apriningsih Apriningsih
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional

Posyandu was one manifestation of Health Efforts on Community Based (UKBM). Based on data Posyandu Mawar 2 in February 2015 there were a decreased number of mothers’s visit from 81.25% to 62.5%, so the researchers wanted to know about association of the mother’s perception with the utilization of The Posyandu. This research used cross sectional study design using total sampling (80 mothers). Data collection was done by direct interviews based on the questionnaire and analyzed using Chi Square. The result there’s a significant association between mother’ss perception of the distance to the utilization of Posyandu RW 06 Posyandu Mawar 2 Kebagusan South Jakarta and there’s no significant relationship between education, employment and the knowledge and mothers’perceptions about the completeness of facilities, the attitude of cadres and the presence of health workers. Suggestions for Posyandu is to increase  of  mother’confident to visit Posyandu

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN FAKTOR PERSONAL DAN PENGAWASAN KERJA DENGAN TINDAKAN TIDAK AMAN PADA PEKERJA PENGELASAN DI BENGKEL LAS ABUN DESA SKIP KECAMATAN LUBUK PAKAM KABUPATEN DELI SERDANG

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-96
Author(s):  
Rosita Ginting ◽  
Irmayani Irmayani ◽  
Anggi Isnani Parinduri ◽  
Muhammad Dani Harahap
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
P Value ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Type

Work accidents are unwanted and unexpected events. Based on the Loss Caution Model theory, the direct causes of accidents are unsafe action and unsafe conditions. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between personal factors and work supervision and unsafe action in welding workers at the Abun Las Workshop. This research type is quantitative with cross sectional research design. The population in this study were all welding workers, amounting to 34 people. The sampling technique was using the total sampling technique. The research instruments used in this study were questionnaires and observation sheets. The data obtained were processed by using the chi square statistical test with the degree of significance (α) = 0.05. The results of the analysis of the relationship between personal factors and work supervision with unsafe action on welding workers at the Las Abun Workshop are described as follows: personal factors (p value = 0.002) <α (0.05), this means that there is a significant relationship between personal factors (knowledge) and unsafe action on welding workers at the Las Abun Workshop, work supervision (p value = 0.038) <α (0.05), this means that there is a significant relationship between work supervision and unsafe action on welding workers at the Las Abun Workshop. Suggestions for the Abun Welding Workshop industry It is better if the Welding Workshop Industry has Occupational Safety and Health (K3) experts who can control and supervise all activities of welding workers at any time.

scholarly journals Program Pascasarjana, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Tamalatea Makassar

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 931-945
Author(s):  
Sitti Murni Murni ◽  
Muhammad Syafar ◽  
Asrijun Juhanto
Keyword(s):  
Solid Waste ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hcv Transmission ◽  
Work Accidents

Occupational safety and health are important things that must be applied in all workplaces, both in the formal and non-formal sectors. In 2020, based on BPJS Ketenagakerjaan data, work accident cases have increased. From previously around 114,000 accident cases in 2019, to 177,000 cases of work accidents in 2020. The risk of HCV transmission after needle stick injuries containing HCV 3 - 10: 100. In 2018 the number of work accidents in Indonesia was 114,148 cases and in 2019 there were 77,295 cases. This study aims to analyze the relationship between medical solid waste treatment and the risk of work accidents. Cleaning service at Daya Makassar Regional General Hospital in 2021. This type of cross sectional study is an observational study at Daya Hospital Makassar City involving 30 respondents. This research instrument using a questionnaire. The analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis (chi-square test). The results of this study indicate that based on the characteristics of the respondents, it is found that the sexes of men and women are the same, namely 50.0% respectively, the age group of 20-29 years is 56.7%, while the lowest is the age group ≥ 50 years as many as 6.7 %, respondents with high school graduation education were 43.3% and the lowest was 1 (Taman DIII / PT) as much as 3.3%. Based on the results of the bivariate test, it was found that there was a relationship between length of work (p = 0.035), PPE (p = 0.003), the availability of medical waste bins (p = 0.014) in the management of medical solid waste to the risk of work accidents at RSUD Daya Kota Makassar. There is no relationship between Knowledge (p = 0.087), attitude (p = 0.261), and supervision (p = 0.531) cleaning service on the risk of work accidents when managing medical solid waste at RSUD Daya Kota Makassar. It is hoped that there will be efforts to improve understanding of cleaning services by providing training to all new cleaning services and can increase knowledge of new cleaning services, PPE should always be fully available and monitored for use, and provide media trash bins according to standards.

scholarly journals ANALISIS FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN KEPATUHAN MENGGUNAKAN ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 311
Author(s):  
Kartika Dyah Sertiya Putri
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Aluminum Sulfate ◽  
Total Population ◽  
Occupational Safety And Health ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Cross Tabulation ◽  
Cross Sectional Design

Using personal protective equipment (PPE) is the last risk control to protect the workers from occupational safety and health hazards. Applying safety culture through obedience behavior of wearing PPE is important to do as the responsibility of the company to protect its workers from occupational safety and health hazards. The purpose of this research was to analyze factors which have correlation with obedience of wearing PPE in aluminum sulfate unit production PT. Liku Telaga Gresik.This research was analytical observational with a cross sectional design. Subject of this research was total population that consist of 114 workers. Data would be shown in a frequency distribution and cross tabulation afterwards analyzed using statistic chi square.The result of research showed that most of workers obeyed to wear PPE in workplace. Statistic analytical results showed that education (p=0.005; r=0.336) and attitude to the policy (p=0.045; r=0.233) are factors which has correlated with obedience of wearing PPE. Age (p=1), time of work (p=1), knowledge (p=0.483), motivation (p=1), personality (p=0.464), training (p=0.559), communication (p=0.72) and availability of PPE (p=0.652) have no correlation with obedience of wearing PPE.Keywords: behavior of wearing PPE,safety culture, workers in aluminum sulfate unit production

scholarly journals Assessment of work-related health hazards, personal hygiene and utilization of personal protective equipment’s among stone quarry workers: a cross sectional study in Central India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (8) ◽  
pp. 3520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manish A. Prasad ◽  
Nirmal Verma ◽  
Kamlesh Jain ◽  
Pradeep Dewangan
Keyword(s):  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Hazards ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Respiratory Problems ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Chi Square Test

Background: It is estimated that exposures in the workplace account for around one in ten cases respiratory morbidities in adulthood. Being a respiratory ailment, this group of disorders impairs the pulmonary functions. The objective of the study was to assess the work-related health hazards, personal hygiene and utilization of personal protective equipments among stone quarry workers in Wardha district in Maharashtra.Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted among 348 subjects working in the stone quarries situated in Yelakeli, Deoli, Paloti, Pulgaon, Borgaon, Nachangaon in Wardha district in Maharashtra.Results: 114 (32.75%) of the people reportedly had respiratory problems, body ache was reported by 154 (44.2%), eye problem was reported by 66 (18.9%), fever was told by 13 people (3.7%), other problems (like hearing related, skin, GIT etc) reported were 14 (4.02%). Chi-square test was found to be non-significant.Conclusions: None of the workers had undergone pre-placement examination. Personal protective measures are rarely used by stone quarry workers. 

scholarly journals Associations between biometric characteristics and occupational safety and health

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-228
Author(s):  
Lourdes Cecilia Ruiz
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Specific Work ◽  
Mental Work ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Home Office ◽  
Safety And Health ◽  
Eye Problems

Any job comes with different occupational hazards. Office-bounded positions had become pervasive over the past years. Moreover, the pandemic crisis experienced in 2020 shifted these jobs to a home office, generating unexpected hazards. The case study presented below collected primary data from 409 university employees through biometric screenings and analyzed it using descriptive and inferential statistics. Chi-square tests established statistically significant associations between type of occupation and characteristics such as gender, body mass index, blood and urine sample laboratory results, and age. Logistic regression determined two significant factors that contribute to occupational diagnosis (gender and physical exam results). In addition, the study identified clinical problems and pathologies related to mental work. These results were pivotal for identifying specific work hazards such as obesity, musculoskeletal disorders, eye problems, and metabolic diseases and how they affect health and safety in the workplace.

scholarly journals Relationship between occupational accidents and the safety climate of blue-collar workers in the metal industry.

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 384-388
Author(s):  
Seyfi Durmaz ◽  
Selçuk Atalay
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Occupational Accidents ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Employee Safety ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Total Scale Score ◽  
Question Form

Objective: This study aims to reveal the ability of a safety climate assessment to make predictions regarding occupational accidents that occur in a metal sector workplace. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with metal sector workers. Two sub-dimensions, the security climate scale, and an 18-question form, were used for data collection. The Chi-square, 'Student's t-test, and logistic regression tests were used to determine the relationships with occupational accidents. A correlation analysis was applied between the total scale score and its sub-dimensions. Results: The questionnaire was completed by 289 workers (90.1%).  In their current workplace, 28.4% had at least one work accident. The total score of the occupational safety climate was 61.11±6.90, and each unit was observed to increase the occupational safety climate score provided there was a 4.6% (95% CI: 0.6–8.4%) decrease in occupational accident reporting. There is a 1.10 (95% CI: 1.04–1.17) fold rise in reported work injuries for every additional year the workers work in this workplace (p = 0.001). Compared to unmarried people, married people recorded 3.24 times (95% CI 1.02–10.35) more workplace injuries. Conclusion: According to the data, employee safety monitoring mediates the relationship between a safe environment and occupational accidents.

scholarly journals Respiratory morbidities of jute mill workers in Nepal

2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
SB Singh ◽  
N Bhatta ◽  
N Jha ◽  
PK Pokharel
Keyword(s):  
Peak Expiratory Flow ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Upper Respiratory Infection ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Expiratory Flow ◽  
High Dust

Background: Occupational safety, health and working conditions indicate that there are potential risks of health hazards and diseases at workplaces. Jute processing yields dust. Respiratory symptoms are common among workers exposed to high dust area. Objectives: To find out respiratory morbidities among jute mill workers and to compare the rate of peak expiratory flow among jute mill workers. Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted among 900 workers in jute processing departments of Arihant multi-fibres Ltd., Sonapur, Sunsari, Nepal. Pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire were used. Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), height and weight were measured. Proportion, chi-square test and odd ratio were calculated. ANOVA was applied. Results: About 24 % workers belong to 25-29 years of age. Around 21% and 86% workers were smokers and tobacco chewers respectively. Two fifth of workers (41.6%) were working for less than 5 years. Acute upper respiratory infection (14.2%), chronic bronchitis (0.3%), acute lower respiratory infections (0.77%), allergic rhinitis (0.1%) and asthma (0.4%) were the respiratory morbidities among the workers. Chest tightness was found among 7 workers. Difficulty in breathing was found among 26 workers. The PEFR variations were found significant among workers in the low and high dust area and without and with symptom of cough. Association between cough and exposure to dusty area was shown to be statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion: Acute respiratory problems predominates the chronic problem. The risk of having cough in high dust area is higher. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hren.v10i3.7132 Health Renaissance; September-December 2012; Vol 10 (No.3);181-186

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