Background: Health professionals, especially house officer physicians and residents, are exposed to 
many occupational health hazards in hospitals which include biological (infectious bacterial and viral 
agents like hepatitis A, hepatitis C, and HIV), physical (musculoskeletal health problems due to 
working for a long time also exposure to radiation, laser, or chemicals and anesthetics), and 
psychological health problems include the economic problems, the aggressive competition between 
the physicians and the complications of treating high-risk patients. Aim of study was to identify house 
officers and residents‟ awareness, and attitude, about occupational hazards in Minia university 
hospital, Minia general hospital and Mallawy general hospital in Minia governorate and to determine 
whether preventive techniques are employed. Methods of the study: a descriptive_ cross-sectional
hospital-based study, an interview questionnaire was used to detect their awareness, and attitude about
occupational health hazards and the appropriate use of preventive measures from March 2017 to 
septemper 2017. Results: Most of the respondents were attentive of biological hazards, 70% 
specifically mentioned viral hepatitis and 16% mentioned the human immunodeficiency virus. The 
percentage of 40% of the respondents recognized musculoskeletal problems as a physical hazard. The 
most repeatedly stated were backache_, neck ache, and varicose veins. Regarding the use of 
preventive measures, the majority of them perceived the great importance of sterilization, disposable 
personal tools and barrier techniques, including gloves, masks, and eyewear. Conclusion: Many 
occupational health hazards in house officers and residents, due to uncaring practice of them, but 
adequate awareness among doctors about these hazards, and their adherence to the preventive 
measures has decreased these hazards.