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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers in Hospital Laundry Department at Benha City

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Medical and Health Science.

Abstract

Background: Workers in hospital laundry have exhausting duties and are exposed to various environmental and work related problems. The aim of the study: was to assess the occupational health hazards among workers in Hospital Laundry Department at Benha City. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the laundry departments of Governmental and Non-Governmental Hospitals at Benha City. Sampling: A Convenience sample of all Hospital Laundry Workers 110 divided into 55 in Governmental Hospitals and 55 in Non-Governmental Hospitals was involved in this study. Tools: Two tools were used. Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire it consist of four items: A: socio-demographic characteristics of the studied laundry workers. B: Job characteristics of the studied laundry workers. C: It was concerned with health problems among studied laundry workers. D: It was concerned with studied laundry workers knowledge about occupational health hazards and safety measures. Tool II: Observational checklist which consisted of two parts A: assess laundry workers practices regarding safety measures. B: Assess the workplace environment safety and sanitation condition. Results: 34.5%of the studied laundry workers in Non-Governmental Hospitals had poor knowledge about occupational health hazards. 69.1 % of the studied laundry workers in Non-Governmental Hospitals had satisfactory regarding their total practices. Conclusion: the current study revealed that the majority of the studied laundry workers had health problems. Recommendation: perform health education program for laundry workers about occupational health hazards and preventive measures.

DOI

10.21608/bjas.2023.194175.1073

Keywords

Workers, Hospital Laundry, Occupational health hazards

Authors

First Name

Amira

Last Name

El-Sayed

MiddleName

Ragab

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Benha University

Email

krmtmajd@gmail.com

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First Name

mahbouba

Last Name

abd elaziz

MiddleName

sobhy

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

Email

dr.hbeba_sobhy@yahoo.com

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First Name

Ahlam

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

ahmed

Affiliation

Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

Email

ahlam.sarhan@fnur.bu.edu.eg

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Volume

8

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

41779

Issue Date

2023-04-01

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2023-02-15

Publish Date

2023-04-01

Page Start

13

Page End

21

Print ISSN

2356-9751

Online ISSN

2356-976X

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https://bjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_289066.html

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Original Research Papers

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1,647

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Publication Title

Benha Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://bjas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Occupational Health Hazards among Workers in Hospital Laundry Department at Benha City

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28 Dec 2024