Fikrom, G/Medhin (2014) Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudeand Practice and Associated Factors on the Prevention of Occupational Health Risks among Solid Waste Collectors in Lideta Sub City, Addis Ababa. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Introduction:Municipal waste is produced as a result of economical productivity and consumption. It includes nonhazardous wastes from households, commercial establishments, institutions, markets, and industries. Municipal solid waste handling and disposal is a growing environmental and public health concern. There is no adequate credible evidence on workers occupational health practices and factors affecting the practice of waste handlers in Addis Ababa which help for designing strategies to address the problem for both government and non-government organizations. Objective: The objective of this study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention of occupational risks and associated factors among solid waste collectors in Lideta sub-city, A.A. Methods: A cross sectional quantitative study was employed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice and associated factors on occupational health risks among solid waste collectors in Lideta sub-city Addis Ababa from March to April 2013. All 427 solid waste collectors found in Lideta sub-city are included in the study. Structured pretestedquestionnaire and observational checklist has been used for data collection. The data was entered, cleaned, edited and analyzed by using epi info 3.5.1 and spss 16 version statistics software. Results:The response rate of this study was 94.4% and female respondents accounted 69.7%. The median age of the study subjects was 35 years (ranging from 17 to 65 years). 64% of study participants had good knowledge on preventing occupational health risks. 76.4% of solid waste collectors had good attitude and only 8.9% had good practice on preventing occupational health risks. Job dissatisfaction is statistically significant factor for failing to have good practice among Lideta sub-city solid waste collectors. Conclusion: The magnitude of having good practice on preventing occupational health risks among solid waste collectors in Lideta sub city is very low. So, implementation of basic occupational health services with provision of personal protective equipments and supervising solid waste collectors on appropriate utilization is advisable.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA1001 Forensic Medicine. Medical jurisprudence. Legal medicine |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Oct 2018 08:42 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Oct 2018 08:42 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7224 |
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