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Occupational health hazards among healthcare providers and ancillary staff in Ghana: a scoping review

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2022
Objective The strict implementation of occupational health and safety policy curbs exposure to occupational hazards. However, empirical evidence is lacking in the Ghanaian context.
P. Tawiah   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of very high-frequency sound and low-frequency ultrasound on people – the current state of the art

open access: yesInternational Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020
For several decades, low-frequency ultrasound (
Małgorzata Pawlaczyk-Łuszczyńska   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Occupational Hazards on Job Stress and Mental Health of Factory Workers and Miners: A Propensity Score Analysis

open access: yesBioMed Research International, 2020
This study is to evaluate the effects of different occupational hazards on job stress and mental health of factory workers and miners. A total of 6120 workers from factories and mining enterprises in seven districts and one district of Urumqi were ...
Yaoqin Lu   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Occupational hazards, health conditions and personal protective equipment used among healthcare workers in hospitals, Thailand

open access: yesHuman and Ecological Risk Assessment, 2020
This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate occupational hazards, health conditions and personal protective equipment used among healthcare workers. Information from the sample size of 1,128 healthcare workers were collected using questionnaires.
N. Nankongnab   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assessing the nurse’s knowledge regarding occupational hazards, its pre-disposing and preventive factors.

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2021
Background: Nurses are an essential part of the healthcare team and require sound knowledge, safety, and protection from occupational health hazards they encounter at work.
Sonia Joseph, Alia Nasir, Amber Hussain
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of workers’ knowledge and views of occupational health hazards of gold mining in Obuasi Municipality, Ghana

open access: yes, 2020
Introduction: Small-scale mining in Ghana has been a major community and national concern due to its contribution to the destruction of farmlands and bodies of water, and to the loss of human life. Small-scale mining exposes workers to varying degrees of
Stenberg, Berndt,   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Occupational Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Africa: A Systematic Review

open access: yesAnnals of Global Health, 2019
Background: While all healthcare workers are exposed to occupational hazards, workers in sub-Saharan Africa have higher rates of occupational exposure to infectious diseases than workers in developed countries.
Sarah Mossburg   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The influence of working/learning remotely on the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in a group of university staff and students

open access: yesMedycyna Pracy, 2023
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a fundamental change in the lifestyle and the ways of learning and working patterns which in turn might lead to health consequences including musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to evaluate the
Magdalena Janc   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workers' Occupational Hazards at Textile Factory in Damietta City [PDF]

open access: yesPort Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 2017
Background: Occupational hazards that exist within the textile factory have a destructive and serious effect on the workers' health. The aim: of this study is to assess the workers' occupational health hazards at textile factory in Damietta City. Sample:
Ateya Ibrahim
doaj   +1 more source

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