Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia
A Multicenter Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15494652 |
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| Authors | Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu (0000-0002-9773-2624, Jouf University, corresponding author), Khaloud Amash Hossin Alrawaili (Ministry of Health), Ahmad Alhazmi (0009-0005-6183-3844, Jouf University), Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi (Jouf University), Umar Farooq Dar (0000-0003-2149-2190, Jouf University), Bashayer Farhan ALruwaili (Jouf University), Bashayer ALruwaili (0000-0003-2034-7709, Jouf University), Ayesha Mallick (0000-0002-2902-0158, Jouf University), Farooq Ahmed Wani (0000-0002-8614-3293, Jouf University), Amnah Ibrahim E Alsirhani (Ministry of Health) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 11489-11489 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph182111489 |
| PMID | 34770004 |
| OpenAlex | W3208295824 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 38 |
Health care workers (HCWs) working in different health care facilities are exposed to many hazards, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors of occupational health hazards faced by 438 randomly selected HCWs from northern Saudi Arabia. The HCWs are commonly exposed to needle stick injuries (34.5%) under the biological hazards category; and work-related stress (69.6%) under the non-biological hazards categories. The significant associated factors were work setting (ref: Primary Health Center: Adjusted OR (AOR) = 2.81, 95%CI = 1.21-4.59, p = 0.017), smoking status (ref.: non-smoker: AOR = 1.73, 95%CI = 1.03-2.91, p = 0.039), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.22, 95%CI = 1.04-1.43, p = 0.014) for biological, and smoking status (ref: non-smoker: AOR = 2.16, 95%CI = 1.09-3.29, p = 0.028), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.35, 95%CI = 1.07-1.70, p = 0.013) for non-biological categories. This study revealed several risk factors and occupational health hazards that HCWs are exposed to during their work time. Periodic training and follow-up assessments regarding bio-safety measures for the HCWs should be implemented. Finally, future explorative studies are warranted on the feasibility of implementing rotation-based postings for the HCWs in different health care settings
Biological hazard · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Health care · Occupational safety and health · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Infection Control and Ventilation · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research
| Highly cited | No |
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