Effect of Supportive Information Regarding Water-Related Diseases Health Risks Prevention among Fayoum City Sewage Workers | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 8, Volume 10, Issue 33 - Serial Number 1, November 2022, Page 76-89 PDF (1.28 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2022.159242.1425 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Soad Ahmed   1; Fatma Mohamed Abdelhamid2; Eman Hafez Hafez Ahmed 1
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| 1Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Fayoum University, Egypt. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Workers in the sewage industry are particularly vulnerable to infections associated with human excreta and waste water, including a wide spectrum of water-related diseases. Aim: To evaluate the effect of supportive information regarding water-related diseases health risks prevention among Fayoum city sewage workers. Design: A quasi-experimental research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at three locations in Fayoum city, which are affiliated to Fayoum drinking water and Sanitation Company. Sample: A stratified sample was used, and 114 sanitation workers were recruited based on the inclusion criteria. Tools: two tools were utilized: Tool I: An interviewing questionnaire consisted of five parts (Socio-demographic and occupational characteristics of sewage workers, the provision of health care services, personal protective equipment (PPE) availability, and selfreported health effects based on worker health history), and A structured questionnaire to assess workers' knowledge regarding water-related diseases. Tool II: self-reported practice checklist concerning workers safe health practices. Results: Revealed a significant improvement in sewage workers knowledge. Where the mean of total knowledge scores of them had significantly improved from 28.78±9.91 pre- test to 46.13±4.96 immediately post-test, and there was a statistically significant difference in the total practices regarding water-related diseases' health risks prevention pre and post-application of supportive information. Conclusion: The study concluded that the application of supportive information was effective in improving sewage workers' knowledge and practices regarding water-related disease health risk prevention. Recommendation: Periodic educational sessions on various water-related diseases health risks prevention, first-aid, safety measures, and personal protective equipment training. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Health Risk Prevention; Supportive Information; Sewage Workers& Water-Related Diseases | ||||
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