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- Title
Occupational Health Hazards among Workers at Government Garment Factory in-Al Najaf City.
- Authors
Almusawy, Ali Sadoon; Aljebory, Murtadha K. Adea
- Abstract
Descriptive design cross-sectional study was conducted in assess the occupational health hazards among workers in Al-Najaf in garment factory and its association with socio-demographic characteristics of workers in the province of Najaf during period from December 23th 2020 to February 9 the 2021. 180 male and female workers were selected through non-probability sampling (purposive sampling) and the data collected using the questionnaire that was designed earlier from three main parts, first part included socio-demographic data characteristic and the second part was included health care facilities that include health services to workers and the three part (health hazards) and that consist of (physical hazards, chemical hazards, biological hazards, psychological hazards The study found that the overall risk score was moderate, the higher risk was for psychological risks, and the lowest risk was for safety measures and protective equipment, The overall hazard score was found to have a statistically significant relationship with each job title and work location (P 0.05). Further research, as well as an education program and regulations for the use of safety measures, were strongly recommended.
- Subjects
NAJAF (Iraq); INDUSTRIAL hygiene; OCCUPATIONAL hazards; CLOTHING factories; HEALTH facilities; CLOTHING workers; JOB stress
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 1, p191
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v16i1.17447