Occupational hazards and safety practices among health workers in Ogbomosho north lga Oyo state Department: Community Health By: iamjahmeyou Project ID: 7030 Rating: (3.5) votes: 2Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis research work was conducted to determine occupational hazards and safety practices among health workers in Ogbomosho North L.G.A Oyo State. It informed the health officers on the understanding of health workers regarding occupational hazards and safety. Among the objectives was to assess the knowledge of occupational hazards and safety practices among health workers in Ogbomosho North L.G.A Oyo State and to assess the occupational health hazards faced by healthcare workers and reduce the measures in Ogbomosho North L.G.A Oyo State. Furthermore, to identify the factors militating against effective safety practices among health workers in Ogbomosho North L.G.A Oyo State. Many medical and allied literatures were reviewed to develop more facts for the project work. This research use descriptive survey to sample students in the study area. Questionnaire is the instrument used to gather and analyze the data, 150 questionnaires were distributed out of which 150 were also retrieved. The findings revealed they showed that the majority (53.3%) of the health workers are in tertiary institutions. This is consistent with a study done by Felix et. al., (2019) The study found that (77.3%) of the health workers are currently in tertiary institutions, while a smaller proportion of respondents, 9.3%, attended secondary school. In conclusion, recommendations were made that use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and health workers should be provided with adequate PPE, including masks, gloves, gowns, and face shields, to protect themselves from infectious diseases and other hazards they may encounter while on the job....Preview Download Preview +Other Community Health project topics and materials you might be interested in»Knowledge and awareness of the effects of narcotic drug use among students of Federal Polytechnic Idah»Effect of immunization in children between the ages of 0-5 in family health centre Idah Local Government Area Kogi State»The effect of abortion on female students in College of Health Sciences and Technology Idah, Kogi»Problem of pregnancy and abortion on girl child education in Nigeria»Factors influencing the attitude of women towards family planning - case study of Oke Eiri, Atan Local Government Area»Importance of exclusive breast feeding on the health of an infant - case study of Idah local government area of Kogi state»Attitude of couple toward modern family planning practice in Birnin Gwari, Birnin Gwari local government, Kaduna state»Effect of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Patigi community of Patigi local government area of Kwara state»Knowledge of protein energy malnutrition and its prevention among mothers with children below five years of age in Ubiegbe Community Idah, Lga, Kogi state»Causes, effects and control of communicable diseases in secondary schools»Causes and effects of drug abuse among adolescent in Amede community»Assessment of prevalence malaria among the patients attending Tofa comprehensive hospital»The impact of community health works in elderly condition in Ungogo local government»Assessing the mother knowledge on the benefit of breast feeding among children 0 - 24 months - a case study of Matoya village Maigatari local government, Jigawa state»Attitude and practice of mothers towards exclusive breast feeding in selected markets in Ilorin metropolis