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Asian Journal of Medicine and Health
Background: Healthcare professionals render various healthcare services to patients. However, in ... more Background: Healthcare professionals render various healthcare services to patients. However, in their duty to patients, they are exposed to occupational hazards that could be detrimental to their health and safety. In order to minimize exposure to these occupational hazards and prevent their detrimental effects on healthcare professionals, it is fundamental to assess the level of knowledge healthcare professionals have with regards to these health hazards. Objectives: The study was intended at assessing the knowledge of healthcare professionals at New Abirem Government Hospital on occupational health hazards and safety practices at the hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional quantitative study approach was adopted in this study. A total of 171 participants were recruited from within the staff at the New Abirem Hospital. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the total 171 from the staff of 300. Questionnaires were administered to obtain data for the study and the admi...
Asian Journal of Medicine and Health
Background: Healthcare professionals render various healthcare services to patients. However, in ... more Background: Healthcare professionals render various healthcare services to patients. However, in their duty to patients, they are exposed to occupational hazards that could be detrimental to their health and safety. In order to minimize exposure to these occupational hazards and prevent their detrimental effects on healthcare professionals, it is fundamental to assess the level of knowledge healthcare professionals have with regards to these health hazards. Objectives: The study was intended at assessing the knowledge of healthcare professionals at New Abirem Government Hospital on occupational health hazards and safety practices at the hospital. Methodology: A cross-sectional quantitative study approach was adopted in this study. A total of 171 participants were recruited from within the staff at the New Abirem Hospital. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the total 171 from the staff of 300. Questionnaires were administered to obtain data for the study and the admi...