Awareness, Attitude and Preventive Practices of Students and Faculty About Occupational Hazards In a Public Teaching Hospital of Fasilabad, Pakistan
| Main Authors: | Dr. Nosheen Sarwar, Dr. Saba Ansar, Dr.Nimra Ali |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
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, 2020
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4446070 |
Daftar Isi:
- Aims: To assess the level of awareness, attitude and preventive practices related to occupational hazards in dental students and faculty of a public teaching hospital of Faisalabad, Pakistan. Material and method: The present study was conducted at a public teaching hospital of Faisalabad, Pakistan by using self-administered questionnaires. All the students and faculty members of the hospital were invited to participate in the study. The total study population consisted of 300 dental professionals. The self-administered questionnaire contains questions of personal information like age, gender, position (student or faculty), number of working hours per day apart from the questions on the level of awareness, preventive procedures undertaken and occupational hazards experienced. Results: Significantly greater number of students experienced musculoskeletal disorders than dental faculty. Nearly half the study population reported of sharp instrument injury while treating the patients. The most prevalent preventive measure reported by the respondents was changing gloves between the patients (100%) and use of face mask (80.6%). Most of the participants (72.4%) had undergone Hepatitis B or other vaccination procedures. Conclusion: Majority of the study population was aware of the biological hazards associated with the practice of dentistry. But not all preventive measures were observed by all the participants.