Occupational Health Hazards among Workers in Poultry Farms | ||||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 2, July 2023, Page 643-654 PDF (563.4 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific peer reviewed journal | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2023.308793 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Walaa Abd-Elwahed Ibrahim Mahmoud1; Nahla Ashour Safaan2; Hedya Fathy Mohy El-Deen3 | ||||
| 1B.Sc. of Nursing (2008), Faculty of Nursing, -Ain Shams University | ||||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Menoufia University | ||||
| 3Assist. Prof. of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Poultry workers are exposed to a variety of occupational health hazards on a daily basis which invariably hamper their production and productivity over time. Aim of this study: Was to assess occupational health hazards among workers in poultry farms. Research design: A descriptive design was used to carry out this study. Setting: Conducted at Poultry Farms in Benha City in two districts (Kafr Mnaker and Manchiet Azez ) which included 9 farms. Sample: Convenience sample was chosen in the selected settings including 80 workers. Tools: Two tools were used to conduct this study, I): An interviewing questionnaire was used to assess; A) Sociodemographic characteristics of studied workers. B) Knowledge of studied workers about occupational health hazards. C) Reported practices of studied workers related to safety measures for occupational health hazards related to working in poultry farms. II): An observational checklist was used to assess the environment conditions at poultry farms. Results: 42.5% of studied workers aged from 30 to less than 40 years old. 17.5% of them had good total knowledge level and 26.3% of them had average total knowledge level, while 56.2% of them had poor total knowledge level regarding occupational health hazards in work environment. Also 41.3% of studied workers had satisfactory to total reported practice level and 58.7% of them had unsatisfactory total reported practice level regarding safety measures. Conclusion: There were statistically significant relations between total knowledge level of studied workers, marital status, level of education and monthly income, and there was highly statistically significant relation between total knowledge level of studied workers and their total reported practices level. Also, there were statistically significant correlation between total knowledge level, total reported practices level of studied workers and exposure to health hazards in work environment. Recommendations: Applying occupational health programs to increase knowledge and practices of poultry workers in order to ensure positive perception in poultry farms. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Occupational Health Hazards; Poultry Farms; Workers' Knowledge; and Practices | ||||
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