Occupational Health and Safety Education among Health Students: A Situation Analysis

Öz

This study aims to compare the occupational health and safety (OHS) knowledge levels of senior medical and dental students at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Türkiye, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a standardized theoretical training. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design was employed, involving 318 students (255 from the Faculty of Medicine and 63 from the Faculty of Dentistry). Prior to training, medical students had a higher mean score (M = 33.60) than dental students (M = 29.81), with a large effect size (Cohen’s d = 0.82). Post-training scores increased significantly in both groups (p < 0.001); however, the knowledge gap persisted, with medical students again outperforming dental students (M = 37.51 vs. M = 32.84; Cohen’s d = 0.93). These findings highlight the need for stronger and more consistent integration of OHS topics into health education curricula, particularly in programs where clinical exposure to such content may be limited.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• occupational health and safety
• pre-test post-test design
• knowledge levels
• Cohen’s d

Sağlık Öğrencileri Arasında İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Eğitimi: Bir Durum Analizi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi'nde son sınıf tıp ve diş hekimliği öğrencilerinin iş sağlığı ve güvenliği (İSG) bilgi düzeylerini karşılaştırmak ve teorik eğitimin etkisini değerlendirmektir. 318 öğrenci (255 tıp, 63 diş hekimliği) ile ön test/son test yarı deneysel tasarım kullanılmıştır. Sonuçlar her iki grupta da eğitimden sonra bilgi düzeyinde önemli bir artış olduğunu (p < 0,05) ve tıp öğrencilerinin her iki testte de diş hekimliği öğrencilerinden daha yüksek puanlar aldığını göstermiştir. Bulgular, sağlık eğitimi müfredatına İSG konularının daha sistematik ve güçlü bir şekilde dahil edilmesi ihtiyacını vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• iş sağlığı ve güvenliği
• ön-test son-test deseni
• bilgi seviyesi
• Cohen’s d

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