Determining The Level Of Knowledge About First Aid Of Turkey's Construction Sector Employees

Turabi Karadağ

doi:10.35674/kent.1229888

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Türkiyede İnşaat Sektöründe Çalışanlarının İlk Yardım Konusunda Bilgi Düzeylerinin Belirlenmesi

Öz

İş kazaları ve yaralanmalar, inşaat sektöründe oldukça yaygın bir sorundur ve bu nedenle çalışanların ilk yardım konusundaki bilgi düzeyleri büyük bir öneme sahiptir. Bu çalışma, inşaat sektöründeki çalışanların ilk yardım konusundaki bilgi düzeylerini belirlemek amacıyla kesitsel bir araştırma olarak planlanmıştır. Araştırma, Türkiye'nin İstanbul şehrindeki bir şantiyede çalışan 145 katılımcı üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, ilk yardım konusundaki bilgi düzeylerini değerlendiren ve sosyodemografik özellikleri içeren 38 sorudan oluşan bir anket aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. İstatistiksel analizlerde yüzde, frekans, ortalama, standart sapma, Kruskal-Wallis testi ve Mann-Whitney U testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları, daha önce bir ilk yardım durumuna müdahalede bulunan bireylerin, dokuz saatten daha uzun süreli ilk yardım eğitimi alanların ve ilk yardım sertifikasına sahip olan bireylerin daha yüksek bir bilgi düzeyine sahip olduklarını göstermiştir (p < 0.05). Araştırma, inşaat sektöründeki çalışanların ilk yardım konusundaki bilgi düzeyinin genel olarak iyi olduğunu ortaya koymuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

ilk yardım , Bilgi düzeyi , İnşaat , İşçi , İş kazası

Determining The Level Of Knowledge About First Aid Of Turkey's Construction Sector Employees

Abstract

Occupational accidents and injuries are a widespread issue in the construction sector, highlighting the crucial importance of employees' knowledge level regarding first aid. This study was designed as a cross-sectional research to determine the level of first aid knowledge among workers in the construction industry. The study was conducted with 145 participants working at a construction site in Istanbul, Turkey. Data was collected through a questionnaire consisting of 38 questions, which assessed the participants' knowledge level of first aid and included socio-demographic characteristics. Percentages, frequencies, means, standard deviations, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney U test were employed for statistical analysis. The study findings indicated that individuals who had previously intervened in a first aid situation, those who received first aid training for a duration of nine hours or more, and individuals possessing a first aid certification exhibited higher levels of knowledge (p < 0.05). The study revealed that workers in the construction sector generally possessed a good level of first aid knowledge. This can be attributed to their frequent exposure to first aid-requiring situations within the construction environment.

Keywords

First aid , Knowledge Level , Construction , Worker , Occupational Accidents.

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Turabi Karadağ ^*
0000-0001-9481-5718
Türkiye

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September 15, 2023

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January 5, 2023

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September 13, 2023

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Year 2023 Volume: 16 Number: 3

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https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1229888

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Karadağ, T. (2023). Determining The Level Of Knowledge About First Aid Of Turkey’s Construction Sector Employees. Kent Akademisi, 16(3), 2015-2027. https://doi.org/10.35674/kent.1229888

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