Abstract:Objective: To evaluate the frequency of occupational hazards and the criteria for their prevention among Iranian dentists. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 187 general dentists in Kerman. The data collection tool was a questionnaire including personal information (gender, age, marital status, condition and place and years of employment, and the average of weekly working hours) and a valid and reliable questionnaire of occupational hazards, including 24 questions about occupatio… Show more
“…A larger proportion of injured workers is married or in a long-term relationship. This result supports the results of previous studies which indicate that the married population usually has a lower risk of suffering serious accidents but a higher incidence of minor accidents (Afshar et al 2022;Farahbod et al 2021;Saranjam et al 2020). This may be related to other variables such as impulsivity (ability to maintain stable relationships) or age (the longer the relationship, the older).…”
Purpose
The main goal was to identify the variables (sociodemographic, work, psychosocial, perceived health, and personality) associated with occupational accidents suffered in the past by women in the cleaning sector.
Methods
A sample of 455 women was evaluated.
Results
A total of 23.5% of the workers (n = 107) had suffered an occupational accident with medical leave. In general, women who had suffered some accident in their life had a worse situation in all areas evaluated. Two subsamples of women had a greater association with accidents. Specifically, the presence of work accidents was 15.9 times higher among those who presented a worse perception of their physical effort and a greater tendency towards risky behaviours and 13.5 times higher among those who had a moderate perception of physical exertion and a disability.
Conclusion
In general, the characteristics of female workers were found to be associated with different accident rates. Preventive actions should be designed individually.
“…A larger proportion of injured workers is married or in a long-term relationship. This result supports the results of previous studies which indicate that the married population usually has a lower risk of suffering serious accidents but a higher incidence of minor accidents (Afshar et al 2022;Farahbod et al 2021;Saranjam et al 2020). This may be related to other variables such as impulsivity (ability to maintain stable relationships) or age (the longer the relationship, the older).…”
Purpose
The main goal was to identify the variables (sociodemographic, work, psychosocial, perceived health, and personality) associated with occupational accidents suffered in the past by women in the cleaning sector.
Methods
A sample of 455 women was evaluated.
Results
A total of 23.5% of the workers (n = 107) had suffered an occupational accident with medical leave. In general, women who had suffered some accident in their life had a worse situation in all areas evaluated. Two subsamples of women had a greater association with accidents. Specifically, the presence of work accidents was 15.9 times higher among those who presented a worse perception of their physical effort and a greater tendency towards risky behaviours and 13.5 times higher among those who had a moderate perception of physical exertion and a disability.
Conclusion
In general, the characteristics of female workers were found to be associated with different accident rates. Preventive actions should be designed individually.
“…This result is inconsistent with the findings of another study carried by Afshar MK in which they found no statistical significance relationship between marital status & the employees' knowledge on occupational hazards. [12] In addition, the current study findings also congruent with study that conducted by Sabita and others (2018) who reported that no association among marital status with level of knowledge on occupational health hazards at p-value 0.45 [13] Table 4 The relationship between marital status and employees' knowledge on the occupational hazards…”
Background: Occupational hazards are defined as workplace issues that have likely to raise the hazard of our health, which can be categorized as biological and non-biological. Health care providers are challenged with a variety these hazards including physical, chemical, and psychological ones. Material and method: a cross-sectional study was conducted among participants in Al Nasiriya Heart center done by face-to-face interviews to find out the relation between socio-demographic characteristics and occupational hazards. A total sample 300 employee were included in the study. Result: The study found a significant relationship between age group, Radiological and psychological risks of occupational hazards (p.value of 0.004 and 0.030). In regards to the relationship between educational level and risk factors of occupational hazard. The study also found a significant relationship between the level of education and biological risk of occupational hazards (P.value 0.0010) with non-significant relation between occupational hazard and gender. Conclusions: Occupational hazards have emerged as a major concern among health-care providers in Al Nasiriya Heart Center, as they are exposed to a wide range of risks, including biological, chemical, physical, and psychosocial risks.
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