Effect of First Aids Program on Workers′ Knowledge and Practices in Kom Hamada Spinning and Weaving Factory | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 14, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 201-215 PDF (462.96 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.197886 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Naglaa Kamel AbdAllah Hussien1; Amira Abdelraheem Mohamed Ali2; Shaimaa Mohamed Amin3 | ||
| 1Assistant Professor-Community Health Nursing-Faculty of Nursing-Damanhour University, Egypt Department of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Al Baha University, Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2Lecturer of occupational hygiene and air pollution, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University | ||
| 3Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The worker is the first person to apply first aids during the accidents that might occur at workplace. Therefore, it is extremely fundamental for workers to have satisfactory knowledge about first aids. Aim: evaluate the effect of first aids program on knowledge and practices of workers in kom Hamada spinning and weaving factory. Hypothesis: Textile workers who engage in first aids program demonstrate more significant level of knowledge and practices than workers who do not. Subjects and Methods: quazi experimental research design was adopted to conduct the study. The study was conducted at Kom Hamada spinning and weaving factory. Sample: the study was conducted on all textile workers in the spinning and weaving factory (300 workers). Tools: three tools were utilized to carry out this study, tool (I); workers' structured interview Questionnaire, tool (II) workers' knowledge interview questionnaire, tool (III); observation checklist. Results: it was found that before implementation of the educational intervention, all workers had poor knowledge and practices concerning first aids, while after the educational intervention conduction, more than three quarters had good knowledge and practices. Conclusion: the educational intervention was successful in raising the awareness of the workers about first aids. Recommendation: conducting training programs for all workers everywhere about first aids. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Educational Intervention; First Aids; spinning and weaving Factory | ||
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