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Effect of an Educational Program on Utilization of Personal Protective Equipment among Municipal Waste Workers at Minia City, Egypt

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Municipal waste workers are exposed to a variety of health hazards at work, which can be protected by wearing appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE). Aim: To investigate effectiveness of educational program on utilization of PPE among municipal waste workers at Minia city, Egypt. Research design: Quasi experimental design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Minia city. Sample: A purposive sample of 168 workers. Data collection Tools: Four tools were utilized. 1 st tool: a structured interview questionnaire sheet covered two parts (Socio-demographic characteristics - a history of occupational injuries among workers). 2nd tool: Included two parts; Availability and utilization of PPE – A scale of factors that influencing PPE uses. 3rd. tool: Assessment of Municipal Waste Workers' knowledge about PPE. 4th tool: Observational Checklist for Using PPE. Results: Mean score of workers' knowledges about PPE was 10.88 ± 2.39 in pretest, increased to 14.33 ± 1.97 in posttest and mean score of their practices was 6.41 ± 1.79 in pretest, increased to 7.23 ± 1.44 in posttest. Conclusion: There were highly statistically significant increase in workers' knowledge about PPE and improvements in their utilization level after the educational program. Recommendations: Offering PPE more affordable and accessible by municipal authority.

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10.21608/asnj.2022.140743.1387

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Educational Program, Municipal Waste Workers & Personal Protective Equipment

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Ola

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AbouZeid

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Nabil

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Lecturer Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

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olanabil81@yahoo.com

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Sara

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Sayed

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Mesbah

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Lecturer Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt.

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Zeinab

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Hassan

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Mohammed

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Lecturer Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Minia University, Egypt.

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10

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31

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34666

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2022-07-01

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2022-05-25

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2022-07-01

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123

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138

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2314-8845

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2682-3799

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Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal

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Effect of an Educational Program on Utilization of Personal Protective Equipment among Municipal Waste Workers at Minia City, Egypt

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22 Jan 2023