Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.97788.1252
E. F., Fahmy M, E. A, Bauomy S, Taref N
Introduction: Nurses are among the most occupationally exposed groups to Corona Virus Disease -19 (COVID-19) infections and their protection is crucial. Currently, many types of vaccines are developed but there are still many issues related to their acceptance among different occupational groups. It is vital to investigate this issue for clarification of the problem and timely targeting of its roots, particularly among the highly exposed workers. Aim of Work: To estimate the level of vaccine acceptance among a group of nurses in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt, and to shed the light on vaccines acceptance associated factors, and the reasons for non-acceptance. Materials and Methods: This is an observational descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted on 262 nurses working in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt, during the year 2021. Data were collected using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Vaccines’ acceptance was questioned, and the reasons for not accepting the vaccines were ascertained. Results: Only 22.1% of nurses in Mansoura University Hospitals accepted to be vaccinated (4.2% already vaccinated and 17.9% are willing to take the vaccine) especially those with self-reported good health status [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.5 (1.5-8.1)]. The independent predictor on logistic regression is good/ fair self-rated health with AOR= 3.5 (1.5-8.1). Concerns about vaccines safety and side effects were the most reported reasons for non-acceptance of vaccination. Vaccine safety concerns and distrust issues were reported. Conclusion and Recommendations: Being a male, previously infected, with good or fair self-rated health were associated Elmetwaly MMF et al. 94
{"title":"ACCEPTANCE OF COVID-19 VACCINES AMONG NURSES","authors":"E. F., Fahmy M, E. A, Bauomy S, Taref N","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.97788.1252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.97788.1252","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Nurses are among the most occupationally exposed groups to Corona Virus Disease -19 (COVID-19) infections and their protection is crucial. Currently, many types of vaccines are developed but there are still many issues related to their acceptance among different occupational groups. It is vital to investigate this issue for clarification of the problem and timely targeting of its roots, particularly among the highly exposed workers. Aim of Work: To estimate the level of vaccine acceptance among a group of nurses in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt, and to shed the light on vaccines acceptance associated factors, and the reasons for non-acceptance. Materials and Methods: This is an observational descriptive cross-sectional study that was conducted on 262 nurses working in Mansoura University Hospitals, Egypt, during the year 2021. Data were collected using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Vaccines’ acceptance was questioned, and the reasons for not accepting the vaccines were ascertained. Results: Only 22.1% of nurses in Mansoura University Hospitals accepted to be vaccinated (4.2% already vaccinated and 17.9% are willing to take the vaccine) especially those with self-reported good health status [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 3.5 (1.5-8.1)]. The independent predictor on logistic regression is good/ fair self-rated health with AOR= 3.5 (1.5-8.1). Concerns about vaccines safety and side effects were the most reported reasons for non-acceptance of vaccination. Vaccine safety concerns and distrust issues were reported. Conclusion and Recommendations: Being a male, previously infected, with good or fair self-rated health were associated Elmetwaly MMF et al. 94","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45030203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.87485.1244
Zalat M, Abdallah R
Introduction: Women constitute nearly 22% of Saudi Arabia’s workforce where they may be exposed to workplace hazards. The risk factors for reproductive problems could be due to occupational or environmental factors. Aim of Work: This study aimed to determine reproductive health problems, investigate potential occupational reproductive health hazards, work-related factors, and measure the effectiveness of reproductive health education in improving female employee’s knowledge and attitude toward occupational reproductive hazards. Materials and Methods: A pre-post interventional study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included a workplace screening tool for reproductive hazards, and questions for assessment the reproductive health of the participants. A cluster sampling technique was used and all the female employees involved in the randomly selected clusters were invited to participate in the study. Results: Ergonomic factors were the highest reproductive health hazards followed by psychological, chemical, physical, and biological agents (66%, 52.3%, 45.1%, 30.0%, and 10.0%, respectively). About 40.4% of the studied group reported a problem in conceiving a child, and 38% had a history of miscarriage, preterm, stillbirth, or deformed offspring. Miscarriage was the highest reported abnormal obstetric outcome among married participants (22.5%). Conclusion: Ergonomic and psychological hazards were the highest reported ones affecting the reproductive health of participants. Significant associations have been observed between workplace factors and both history of treatment of infertility, and time of pregnancy longer than one year. A significant change Zalat MM1,and Abdallah AR 124
简介：妇女在沙特阿拉伯劳动力中占近22%，她们可能会暴露在工作场所的危险中。生殖问题的风险因素可能是由于职业或环境因素。工作目的：本研究旨在确定生殖健康问题，调查潜在的职业生殖健康危害、与工作相关的因素，并衡量生殖健康教育在提高女性员工对职业生殖危害的知识和态度方面的有效性。材料和方法：使用半结构化问卷进行干预前后研究，其中包括工作场所生殖危害筛查工具和评估参与者生殖健康的问题。采用整群抽样技术，并邀请随机选择的整群中的所有女性员工参与研究。结果：人类工效学因素是生殖健康危害最大的因素，其次是心理、化学、物理和生物因素（分别为66%、52.3%、45.1%、30.0%和10.0%）。约40.4%的研究组报告在怀孕过程中有问题，38%的研究组有流产、早产、死产或畸形后代史。在已婚参与者中，流产是报告的产科异常结果最高的（22.5%）。结论：人类工效学和心理危害是影响参与者生殖健康的最高报告。工作场所因素与不孕不育治疗史和怀孕时间超过一年之间存在显著相关性。Zalat MM1和Abdallah AR 124的重大变化
{"title":"OCCUPATIONAL REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH HAZARDS AMONG UNIVERSITY WORKING FEMALES","authors":"Zalat M, Abdallah R","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.87485.1244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.87485.1244","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Women constitute nearly 22% of Saudi Arabia’s workforce where they may be exposed to workplace hazards. The risk factors for reproductive problems could be due to occupational or environmental factors. Aim of Work: This study aimed to determine reproductive health problems, investigate potential occupational reproductive health hazards, work-related factors, and measure the effectiveness of reproductive health education in improving female employee’s knowledge and attitude toward occupational reproductive hazards. Materials and Methods: A pre-post interventional study was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire that included a workplace screening tool for reproductive hazards, and questions for assessment the reproductive health of the participants. A cluster sampling technique was used and all the female employees involved in the randomly selected clusters were invited to participate in the study. Results: Ergonomic factors were the highest reproductive health hazards followed by psychological, chemical, physical, and biological agents (66%, 52.3%, 45.1%, 30.0%, and 10.0%, respectively). About 40.4% of the studied group reported a problem in conceiving a child, and 38% had a history of miscarriage, preterm, stillbirth, or deformed offspring. Miscarriage was the highest reported abnormal obstetric outcome among married participants (22.5%). Conclusion: Ergonomic and psychological hazards were the highest reported ones affecting the reproductive health of participants. Significant associations have been observed between workplace factors and both history of treatment of infertility, and time of pregnancy longer than one year. A significant change Zalat MM1,and Abdallah AR 124","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44892512","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.91213.1248
Khalifa M, E. A., N. A., A. S, Shehata S
Introduction: Brick industry workers are exposed to silica dust and they are at risk of developing silicosis. Serum Neopterin is used as indicative of a pro-inflammatory immune status and it could be used as a biological marker for diagnosis of silicosis Aim of Work: To assess the environmental exposure for silica at clay brick industry and evaluate the use of serum Neopterin as an early biomarker for silicosis among silica exposed workers. Materials and Methods: A cross-section study was done on 118 individuals; 58 exposed to silica (28 workers of them were diagnosed to have silicosis) and 60 unexposed workers were used as control. The studied group was subjected to a questionnaire, clinical examination, spirometry, chest radiograph, serum Neopterin, and environmental measurements. Results: Mean values of environmental free crystalline and respirable silica were higher than the national and international permissible levels. Significantly deteriorated spirometry measurements were observed among exposed workers mostly among the silicotic group. The serum Neopterin median was significantly higher among the silicotic group (23.8nml) than the non-silicotic exposed (12.1nml) and control groups (3.6nml). There were significant positive correlations of Neopterin level with the silica exposure (r = 0.9), the work duration (r =0.8), and radiographic findings (r =0.7). Monitoring of serum Neopterin showed its good diagnostic capacity with cutoff value17nm/L (The area under the curve was 0.88), with sensitivity, 86 % and specificity of 87%. Conclusion: The current study results support the use of serum Neopterin as an early biomarker for silicosis screening among Khalifa EM et al. 18
{"title":"SERUM NEOPTERIN AS A BIOMARKER FOR SILICOSIS AMONG CLAY BRICK INDUSTRY WORKERS","authors":"Khalifa M, E. A., N. A., A. S, Shehata S","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.91213.1248","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.91213.1248","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Brick industry workers are exposed to silica dust and they are at risk of developing silicosis. Serum Neopterin is used as indicative of a pro-inflammatory immune status and it could be used as a biological marker for diagnosis of silicosis Aim of Work: To assess the environmental exposure for silica at clay brick industry and evaluate the use of serum Neopterin as an early biomarker for silicosis among silica exposed workers. Materials and Methods: A cross-section study was done on 118 individuals; 58 exposed to silica (28 workers of them were diagnosed to have silicosis) and 60 unexposed workers were used as control. The studied group was subjected to a questionnaire, clinical examination, spirometry, chest radiograph, serum Neopterin, and environmental measurements. Results: Mean values of environmental free crystalline and respirable silica were higher than the national and international permissible levels. Significantly deteriorated spirometry measurements were observed among exposed workers mostly among the silicotic group. The serum Neopterin median was significantly higher among the silicotic group (23.8nml) than the non-silicotic exposed (12.1nml) and control groups (3.6nml). There were significant positive correlations of Neopterin level with the silica exposure (r = 0.9), the work duration (r =0.8), and radiographic findings (r =0.7). Monitoring of serum Neopterin showed its good diagnostic capacity with cutoff value17nm/L (The area under the curve was 0.88), with sensitivity, 86 % and specificity of 87%. Conclusion: The current study results support the use of serum Neopterin as an early biomarker for silicosis screening among Khalifa EM et al. 18","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43388114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.72495.1232
Gabal A, Wahdan M, Gamal Eldin A
Introduction: Mental health problems are growing issues among college campuses. Improving adolescent mental well-being remains a challenge for most societies. Aim of work: To measure the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students and to identify the different risk factors associated with mood disorders among study participants. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of medical students at Ain Shams University, assessment of psychological mood disorders was done by using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42), alongside a pretested socio-demographic self-administered questionnaire. Results: A total of 240 students participated in the study with a mean age of 20.54 ± 1.38 years. The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 64.2%, 77.1%, and 70.4% respectively. Gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), physical activity and screen use affect the severity of depression while age, gender, and physical activity affect the severity of anxiety (p<0.05). Gender and physical activity as an entertainment method affect stress severity among studied students (p<0.05). By Multiple logistic regression analysis; age (OR=0.68, CI=0.05-0.92), BMI (OR=2.58,CI=1.32-5.05), being in clinical years (OR=3.90,CI=1.49-10.17), and use screens for entertainment (OR=1.85, CI=1.01-3.39) affect the occurrence of depression. Practicing physical activity (OR=0.48, CI=0.23-0.99) was protective against anxiety
{"title":"PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS","authors":"Gabal A, Wahdan M, Gamal Eldin A","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.72495.1232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.72495.1232","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Mental health problems are growing issues among college campuses. Improving adolescent mental well-being remains a challenge for most societies. Aim of work: To measure the prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress among medical students and to identify the different risk factors associated with mood disorders among study participants. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a convenience sample of medical students at Ain Shams University, assessment of psychological mood disorders was done by using Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-42 (DASS-42), alongside a pretested socio-demographic self-administered questionnaire. Results: A total of 240 students participated in the study with a mean age of 20.54 ± 1.38 years. The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress were 64.2%, 77.1%, and 70.4% respectively. Gender, Body Mass Index (BMI), physical activity and screen use affect the severity of depression while age, gender, and physical activity affect the severity of anxiety (p<0.05). Gender and physical activity as an entertainment method affect stress severity among studied students (p<0.05). By Multiple logistic regression analysis; age (OR=0.68, CI=0.05-0.92), BMI (OR=2.58,CI=1.32-5.05), being in clinical years (OR=3.90,CI=1.49-10.17), and use screens for entertainment (OR=1.85, CI=1.01-3.39) affect the occurrence of depression. Practicing physical activity (OR=0.48, CI=0.23-0.99) was protective against anxiety","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46952451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-01-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.83814.1241
E. A, A. M, A. R., I. K.
Introduction: Child labor has serious impact on physical and psychological development of children. In addition, it affects their educational and academic performance. Aim of Work: to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city and to recognize some of its adverse health consequences. Materials and Methods: A crosssectional design study was conducted in Assiut; Egypt among 160 young workers aged 717 years old currently working at car repair workshops. A structured interview questionnaire was used to assess the socio-demographic data, occupational history, work-related injuries and illnesses during last 2 years. All children were subjected to clinical and laboratory examinations. Results: About three-quarters (72.5%) of the working children had large-sized families; their parents were illiterate/read and write (72.5% and 87.5% respectively). About one quarter (22.5%) of the studied children was smokers and smoking rate was higher with increase work duration/day. Helping their families in expenditures was the most common reason for starting work (43.1%). About 8% of the working children suffered from allergy-related symptoms especially among car painters group. The prevalence of work-related injuries was about 18% and there was positive correlate between frequency of injury and work duration. About half of the studied group was anemic (56.2%). Conclusion and Recommendations: Children working in car repair workshops are exposed to unsafe working conditions, hence they Elghazally SA et al. 106
{"title":"CHILD LABOR IN CAR-REPAIR WORKSHOPS: SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS AND HEALTH HAZARDS","authors":"E. A, A. M, A. R., I. K.","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.83814.1241","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.83814.1241","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Child labor has serious impact on physical and psychological development of children. In addition, it affects their educational and academic performance. Aim of Work: to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of children working in car repair workshops in Al-Sadat area of Assiut city and to recognize some of its adverse health consequences. Materials and Methods: A crosssectional design study was conducted in Assiut; Egypt among 160 young workers aged 717 years old currently working at car repair workshops. A structured interview questionnaire was used to assess the socio-demographic data, occupational history, work-related injuries and illnesses during last 2 years. All children were subjected to clinical and laboratory examinations. Results: About three-quarters (72.5%) of the working children had large-sized families; their parents were illiterate/read and write (72.5% and 87.5% respectively). About one quarter (22.5%) of the studied children was smokers and smoking rate was higher with increase work duration/day. Helping their families in expenditures was the most common reason for starting work (43.1%). About 8% of the working children suffered from allergy-related symptoms especially among car painters group. The prevalence of work-related injuries was about 18% and there was positive correlate between frequency of injury and work duration. About half of the studied group was anemic (56.2%). Conclusion and Recommendations: Children working in car repair workshops are exposed to unsafe working conditions, hence they Elghazally SA et al. 106","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41761021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.193268
Alam Mm, E. Aam, E. H, Gabal Ha
{"title":"Resistance to Change among Healthcare Providers at a Teaching Hospital: Base Line Data","authors":"Alam Mm, E. Aam, E. H, Gabal Ha","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.193268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.193268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44430931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.193272
E. R, E. N
{"title":"Use of Personal Protective Equipment among Healthcare Personnel during COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"E. R, E. N","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.193272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.193272","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44711394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.193270
S. As, Elhessewi Gms, Alhashem Am, A. F.
{"title":"Rights, Responsibilities, and Practices of Health Care Workers Regarding Occupational Health and Safety during COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"S. As, Elhessewi Gms, Alhashem Am, A. F.","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.193270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.193270","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44238196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2021.193275
E. Sa, Mondoor Wr
Introduction: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for workplace violence(WPV). It is a serious problem in both developed and developing countries andhas a great negative impact on the well-being of HCWs and on the quality of thehealth system. Aim of Work: To determine the prevalence, pattern, associatedfactors and impacts of WPV among female HCWs at Al-Zahraa UniversityHospital and to detect the causes and seek out suggestions to prevent suchincident. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over4 months from September to December 2019 at Al-Zahraa University Hospitalusing a standardized questionnaire. The sample size was 312 physicians andnurses. Results: The prevalence of violence was 66.3% among the studiedHCWs with statistically significant higher prevalence among nurses (72.5%)than physicians (61.9%). Verbal violence was the most recurrent type (62.3%)followed by the physical type (19.8%). Patient relatives and friends were themost frequent perpetrators (63.3%). Emergency room was the most commonplace for violence (42.5%). Violent incidents result in physical, psychologicalimpacts and job dissatisfaction. There was significant association of violencewith the marital status and the work shift (p value 0.05). Low socioeconomic status of patients, shortage of medicalequipment and medicine and inadequate security were the most frequentlysuggested causes of violence. Conclusion and Recommendations: WPVis highly prevalent among the studied HCWs particularly the verbal one andresulted in physical, psychological and work related effects; that highlightsthe need to develop management strategy to overcome WPV against HCWs.Provision of medical equipment, medicine, security measures, legislationand to restrict public access to examination rooms were the most frequentlysuggested preventive measures.
{"title":"Violence among Female Health Care Workers","authors":"E. Sa, Mondoor Wr","doi":"10.21608/ejom.2021.193275","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21608/ejom.2021.193275","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk for workplace violence(WPV). It is a serious problem in both developed and developing countries andhas a great negative impact on the well-being of HCWs and on the quality of thehealth system. Aim of Work: To determine the prevalence, pattern, associatedfactors and impacts of WPV among female HCWs at Al-Zahraa UniversityHospital and to detect the causes and seek out suggestions to prevent suchincident. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted over4 months from September to December 2019 at Al-Zahraa University Hospitalusing a standardized questionnaire. The sample size was 312 physicians andnurses. Results: The prevalence of violence was 66.3% among the studiedHCWs with statistically significant higher prevalence among nurses (72.5%)than physicians (61.9%). Verbal violence was the most recurrent type (62.3%)followed by the physical type (19.8%). Patient relatives and friends were themost frequent perpetrators (63.3%). Emergency room was the most commonplace for violence (42.5%). Violent incidents result in physical, psychologicalimpacts and job dissatisfaction. There was significant association of violencewith the marital status and the work shift (p value 0.05). Low socioeconomic status of patients, shortage of medicalequipment and medicine and inadequate security were the most frequentlysuggested causes of violence. Conclusion and Recommendations: WPVis highly prevalent among the studied HCWs particularly the verbal one andresulted in physical, psychological and work related effects; that highlightsthe need to develop management strategy to overcome WPV against HCWs.Provision of medical equipment, medicine, security measures, legislationand to restrict public access to examination rooms were the most frequentlysuggested preventive measures.","PeriodicalId":92893,"journal":{"name":"Egyptian journal of occupational medicine","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42000995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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