Occupational Health Risks of Barbers: Knowledge, Practices, and Self-Reported Symptoms | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Article 96, Volume 12, Issue 2, June 2021, Page 1562-1582 PDF (419.04 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.199657 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Samia Farouk Mahmoud1; Laila Awadin Ali Hassan2 | ||||
| 1Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University | ||||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Beni Sweif University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Barbers have been associated with a variety of self-reported symptoms, including respiratory, allergy, and musculoskeletal problems. The current study aims to investigate the workplace environmental condition, knowledge, and practices concerning hazardous work exposure and recognize the potential occupational health complications and their associated variables occupational health risks of barbers’ knowledge, practices, and self-reported symptoms. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional study including a random sampling technique of 150 barbers was conducted at Diarb-Negm Center. A self-administered questionnaire was used to record socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge, description of environmental conditions, self-reported health symptoms in the last six months and an observational checklist to assess safe work practices of barbers. Results: Barbers having a history of HCV and HBV infections were 8.7% and 1.3%, respectively. Moreover, 61.3% of barbers have good knowledge. As well, 74.7% of barbers have correct practices. Additionally, the most reported musculoskeletal complaints were shoulder arm pain (96.7%), and a respiratory problem was cough (86.7 %). Furthermore, a significant association was detected between respiratory issues, skin allergy and musculoskeletal symptoms with working hours per day and years of experience. Conclusion: A minority of barbers have a history of both HCV and HBV infections. Additionally, proper environmental conditions, knowledge, and safe practices of the studied barbers were insufficient. Moreover, barbers self-reported symptom was high in musculoskeletal complaints. Recommendations: Egyptian barbers should get pre-employment health education, and barbershops should be inspected regularly | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Occupational Health Risks; Barbers Self-Reported Symptoms; Knowledge; and Practices | ||||
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