Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study

Health care workers (HCWs) working in different health care facilities are exposed to many hazards, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors of occupational health hazards faced by 438 randomly s...

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Autores principales:	Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Khaloud Amash Hossin Alrawaili, Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi, Umar Farooq Dar, Bashayer ALruwaili, Ayesha Mallick, Farooq Ahmed Wani, Amnah Ibrahim E Alsirhani
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	occupational health hazards risk factors health care workers work-related stress Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:209e9c7a29424031aff726d656efafa72021-11-11T16:36:55ZPrevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study10.3390/ijerph1821114891660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/209e9c7a29424031aff726d656efafa72021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11489https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Health care workers (HCWs) working in different health care facilities are exposed to many hazards, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors of occupational health hazards faced by 438 randomly selected HCWs from northern Saudi Arabia. The HCWs are commonly exposed to needle stick injuries (34.5%) under the biological hazards category; and work-related stress (69.6%) under the non-biological hazards categories. The significant associated factors were work setting (ref: Primary Health Center: Adjusted OR (AOR) = 2.81, 95%CI = 1.21–4.59, <i>p</i> = 0.017), smoking status (ref.: non-smoker: AOR = 1.73, 95%CI = 1.03–2.91, <i>p</i> = 0.039), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.22, 95%CI = 1.04–1.43, <i>p</i> = 0.014) for biological, and smoking status (ref: non-smoker: AOR = 2.16, 95%CI = 1.09–3.29, <i>p</i> = 0.028), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.35, 95%CI = 1.07–1.70, <i>p</i> = 0.013) for non-biological categories. This study revealed several risk factors and occupational health hazards that HCWs are exposed to during their work time. Periodic training and follow-up assessments regarding bio-safety measures for the HCWs should be implemented. Finally, future explorative studies are warranted on the feasibility of implementing rotation-based postings for the HCWs in different health care settings.Ashokkumar ThirunavukkarasuKhaloud Amash Hossin AlrawailiAhmad Homoud Al-HazmiUmar Farooq DarBashayer ALruwailiAyesha MallickFarooq Ahmed WaniAmnah Ibrahim E AlsirhaniMDPI AGarticleoccupational health hazardsrisk factorshealth care workerswork-related stressMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11489, p 11489 (2021)
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spellingShingle	occupational health hazards risk factors health care workers work-related stress Medicine R Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu Khaloud Amash Hossin Alrawaili Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi Umar Farooq Dar Bashayer ALruwaili Ayesha Mallick Farooq Ahmed Wani Amnah Ibrahim E Alsirhani Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
description	Health care workers (HCWs) working in different health care facilities are exposed to many hazards, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire-based cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence, pattern, and risk factors of occupational health hazards faced by 438 randomly selected HCWs from northern Saudi Arabia. The HCWs are commonly exposed to needle stick injuries (34.5%) under the biological hazards category; and work-related stress (69.6%) under the non-biological hazards categories. The significant associated factors were work setting (ref: Primary Health Center: Adjusted OR (AOR) = 2.81, 95%CI = 1.21–4.59, <i>p</i> = 0.017), smoking status (ref.: non-smoker: AOR = 1.73, 95%CI = 1.03–2.91, <i>p</i> = 0.039), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.22, 95%CI = 1.04–1.43, <i>p</i> = 0.014) for biological, and smoking status (ref: non-smoker: AOR = 2.16, 95%CI = 1.09–3.29, <i>p</i> = 0.028), and mean sleeping duration per day (AOR = 1.35, 95%CI = 1.07–1.70, <i>p</i> = 0.013) for non-biological categories. This study revealed several risk factors and occupational health hazards that HCWs are exposed to during their work time. Periodic training and follow-up assessments regarding bio-safety measures for the HCWs should be implemented. Finally, future explorative studies are warranted on the feasibility of implementing rotation-based postings for the HCWs in different health care settings.
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author	Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu Khaloud Amash Hossin Alrawaili Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi Umar Farooq Dar Bashayer ALruwaili Ayesha Mallick Farooq Ahmed Wani Amnah Ibrahim E Alsirhani
author_facet	Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu Khaloud Amash Hossin Alrawaili Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi Umar Farooq Dar Bashayer ALruwaili Ayesha Mallick Farooq Ahmed Wani Amnah Ibrahim E Alsirhani
author_sort	Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu
title	Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
title_short	Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
title_full	Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
title_fullStr	Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study
title_sort	prevalence and risk factors of occupational health hazards among health care workers of northern saudi arabia: a multicenter study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/209e9c7a29424031aff726d656efafa7
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Occupational Health Hazards among Health Care Workers of Northern Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Study

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