Saudi Journal of Biomedical Research (SJBR)
Volume-3 | Issue-04 | 151-155
Original Research Article
The Factors Affectıng the Occupational Health-Safety Practice of the Hospital Workers with the Knowledge-Attention Status
Yasemin Durduran, Mehmet Ay, Lütfi Saltuk Demir, Mehmet Uyar, Ömer Kayapınar, Mehmet Özdemir, Yusuf Kenan Boyraz, Tahir Kemal Şahin
Published : Aug. 30, 2018
Abstract
Occupational health and safety in the health sector has gained more
importance over recent years. Education and work in hospitals that are involved in the
'very dangerous workplaces' class are valuable in supporting prevention of workplace
accidents and occupational diseases. The aim of the study is to determine knowledge
status of non-physician health personnel, to receive their opinions about their work and
working environment, and to evaluate the occupational health and safety education
within the context of the "Occupational Health and Safety". The study was conducted
with non-physician employees in a university hospital. It was considered sufficient to
reach 80% of the employees without using any sampling method. A questionnaire form
was prepared as a data collection tool. Before the training, the questionnaire and the
'Occupational Safety Scale for Hospital Health Care Personnel' were completed.
Interactive training was provided by the researchers later on. After the training was
completed, a final test was conducted with 26 questions in the preliminary test.
Descriptive statistics and tests appropriate for distribution of the variables were used to
analyze the data. The limit value for significance was accepted as p <0.05. 61.7% of the
participants were nurses and 38.3% were other hospital employees.