Health Problems and Injuries Related to Occupational Hygiene among Fishermen in Ismailia City | ||
| Trends in Nursing and Health Care Journal | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 1-16 PDF (736.88 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/tnhcj.2022.247535 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Fishing is a dangerous profession in which fishermen face many health risks, which has a negative impact on the health of fishermen and their families. Despite scientific and technological progress, there is a lack of information on health problems faced by fishermen. Study aim: this study aimed to assess health problems and injuries related to occupational hygiene among fishermen at Ismailia city. Design: correlation design was used in this study. Setting: The present study was conducted at selected Ismailia fishing areas which include three lakes branched from Suez Canal named: Abu Adam, Elbahtemi, and Helous. Sample: Convenient samples of 352 fishermen were selected from the Ismailia areas mentioned Tools: two tools were used in this study. First tool: structured interviewing questionnaire and the second tool: health assessment checklist. Results: the results in this study revealed that: 98% of the studied fishermen had not enough knowledge regarding occupational hygiene and 97.2% of them had poor practice regarding occupational hygiene. Conclusion: the study concluded that; there was statistical significantly relation between total score of knowledge and total score of practices about occupational hygiene with sociodemographic data. Recommendation: Develop health educational program among fisherman regarding occupational hygiene to prevent health problems. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fishermen; Health Problems; Occupational Hygiene | ||
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