Evaluation of Occupational Risks of Employees Working in Primary Health Care Services in Malatya/Akçadağ

Year 2017, Volume 2, Issue 1(4), 34 - 34, 01.11.2017

Serdar Deniz Burak Kurt Muhsin Akbaba Tufan Nayir Mustafa Kemal Başaralı

Abstract

Introduction
and Aim: Today,
health workers are facing different business risks due to nature of work they
are doing, as well as business risks they are exposed to in other sectors. This
study was planned to identify occupational risks to health workers and to
contribute to planning of health services for health workers.

Method: Population of study consisted of a community health center in
Akçadağ district of Malatya and all health personnel working in four family
health centers. It is aimed to reach all personnel without using any sampling
method. A questionnaire of 19 questions was applied to all employees.

Findings: Of 49 health personnel participating in study,10 were
physicians, 28 were midwives or nurses, 7 were health officers, 3 were medical
secretaries, and 1 was a servant.

Of 11 people (22.4%) who had disease or complaint that they thought were due to
work, 5 (45.4%) complained with psychological problems and stress,3 (27.3%)
waist and neck stool, 2 (18.2%) varicosis, 1 (9.1%) muscle pain.

Within past year;

11 (22.4%) had experienced cutter-penetrating sunken object injury. 6 of them
(54.5%) were needle punctures, 4 (36.4%) bulb incisions, and 1 (9.1%) were
surgical instrument injuries.

8 (16.3%) were exposed to transmission. 6 of them (75%) had blood, 1 (12.5%)
had spit, 1 (12.5%) had contact with feces, leap and so on.

5 (10.2%) were exposed to violence in workplace.All of these were verbal
attacks and threats from patient and their relatives.

Only 1 (2.0%) was exposed to situations of workplace slips, falls etc.

Conclusion: Since health of health worker is also considered as a factor
affecting health of community, it is suggested that a wide range of
occupational health and safety practices, including public and private health
sector, which is determined by national laws and procedures, is urgently
reviewed.

 

 

Keywords:
Primary
care, health worker, occupational risk

Keywords

Evaluation of Occupational Risks of Employees Working in Primary Health Care Services in Malatya/Akçadağ

References

• Serdar Deniz1, Burak Kurt2, Muhsin Akbaba2, Tufan Nayir3, Mustafa Kemal Başaralı4 1Mersin Public Health Directorate 2Çukurova University Faculty of Medicine Department of Public Health 3Ministry of Health of Turkey Republic 4Public Health Agency of Turkey