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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers at Abo Mashhour Brick Factory

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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 Background: Brick manufacturing had a variety of biological, chemical, physical and
psychological hazards which may lead to verified health problems as respiratory disorders, accidents,
muscle and hearing disorders to workers during work. Aim of study: Was to assess the occupational
health hazards among workers at Abo Mashhour Brick Factory in Benha City. Research design: A
descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: This study was carried out at
Abo Mashhour Brick Factory at Warwara Village in Benha City. Sampling: Convenient sample of
workers who worked in the previously mentioned setting and included 120 workers. Tools: Two tools
were used for data collection. I) An interviewing questionnaire consisted of three parts: A) Socio
demographic characteristics of workers and working history. b) Health problems among workers
during the last six months. c) Workers knowledge regarding occupational hazards. II) Observational
checklist to observe workers practices regarding occupational health hazards and environment at the
Brick Factory. Results: 23.3% of workers had tingling in the extremities, 40.0% had lower back pain
and 30.0% had hearing impairment. 67.5% of them had average knowledge level about occupational
health hazards and 77.5% of the workers had unsatisfactory total practices level Conclusion: There
was a highly statistically significant relation between workers total knowledge level and total
practices level. Recommendation: Continuous health education program should be provided for
workers at Brick Factory to improve their knowledge and practices regarding occupational health
hazards safety measures, emergency, and first-aid measures 

DOI

10.21608/jnsbu.2023.274804

Keywords

Brick Factory, Occupational health hazards, Workers

Authors

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Asmaa

Last Name

Sobieh Saeed

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Nursing Supervisor at Family Health Center in Touhk, Egypt

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Mahbouba

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Sobhy AbdEL-Aziz

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Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

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Basma

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Mohammed AbdELRahman

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Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing - Benha University

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Volume

4

Article Issue

1

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38115

Issue Date

2023-01-01

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2022-12-01

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

382

Page End

397

Print ISSN

2682-3934

Online ISSN

2735-5802

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JNSBU_Volume 4_Issue 1_Pages 382-397.pdf

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Journal of Nursing Science Benha University

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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers at Abo Mashhour Brick Factory

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23 Jan 2023