Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Current knowledge of healthcare workforce on safe working environment leaves much space for improvement and need to be explored further. Healthcare workers in hospitals are exposed to occupational hazards that may cause serious injuries. In relation to this, awareness must be increased about the harmful effects of injuries and about the prevention and control of WRI. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers in a military hospital. Self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the level of knowledge, health belief and practices with its associating factors and predictors. All data collected was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: In this study, 52.5% of respondents obtained a good knowledge, 61.3% respondents had a positive health belief and 56.8% respondents had a good level of practice on WRI. The prevalence of WRI among healthcare workers in the selected military hospital was 12% with the main type of WRI being musculoskeletal injuries. The predictors for good knowledge were gender being female (aOR:2.361, 95%CI: 1.386, 3.921) and involvement in part time job (aOR:0.412, 95%CI: 0.221, 0.760). In terms of positive health belief on WRI, the predictor was education level of degree or higher (aOR: 2.225, 95%CI: 1.235, 3.424) while the predictor for good level of practice on WRI was working experience of >10 years (aOR:2.112, 95%CI: 1.116, 3.958). Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude and practices on WRI among healthcare workers can be improved by organizing regular refreshment courses and training. Importance and impact of WRI to our country should be emphasized thus reducing the financial impact on our organization.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-234,
title = {Predictors of Knowledge, Health Belief and Practices On Work Related Injuries Among Healthcare Workers in A Military Hospital},
author = {Ericson Netto and Titi R. Hamedon},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: Current knowledge of healthcare workforce on safe working environment leaves much space for improvement and need to be explored further. Healthcare workers in hospitals are exposed to occupational hazards that may cause serious injuries. In relation to this, awareness must be increased about the harmful effects of injuries and about the prevention and control of WRI. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted among healthcare workers in a military hospital. Self-administered questionnaire was used to determine the level of knowledge, health belief and practices with its associating factors and predictors. All data collected was analysed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: In this study, 52.5% of respondents obtained a good knowledge, 61.3% respondents had a positive health belief and 56.8% respondents had a good level of practice on WRI. The prevalence of WRI among healthcare workers in the selected military hospital was 12% with the main type of WRI being musculoskeletal injuries. The predictors for good knowledge were gender being female (aOR:2.361, 95%CI: 1.386, 3.921) and involvement in part time job (aOR:0.412, 95%CI: 0.221, 0.760). In terms of positive health belief on WRI, the predictor was education level of degree or higher (aOR: 2.225, 95%CI: 1.235, 3.424) while the predictor for good level of practice on WRI was working experience of \>10 years (aOR:2.112, 95%CI: 1.116, 3.958). Conclusion: Knowledge, attitude and practices on WRI among healthcare workers can be improved by organizing regular refreshment courses and training. Importance and impact of WRI to our country should be emphasized thus reducing the financial impact on our organization.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation:},
keywords = {Attitude, healthcare workers, Knowledge, practice, work related injury},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}