Factors Associated with Work Accidents among Dental Health Care Personnel in Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals of Yala Province
Keywords:
Prevalence, Factor, Accidents at Work, Dental Health Care Personnel, Sub-district Health Promoting HospitalsAbstract
This analytic cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of work accidents and potential factors associated with work accidents among dental public health personnel working in sub-district health promoting hospitals in Yala province. A total of 143 dental personnel were selected by simple random sampling technique. General data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The potential factors associated with work accidents were analyzed by logistic regression with adjusted gender and age. The results showed that:
1. The prevalence of percutaneous injuries in dental public health personnel was at the 38.46% level. Sharp injuries were found in 71.18%, and percutaneous exposure in 16.94%. Filling tooth had been the most reported accident (52.72%).
2. After adjusted gender and age, the significantly associated factors with work accidents included having lower education than bachelor degree (AOR = 4.35, 95% CI = 1.88 – 10.06) and insufficient use of personal protective barriers (AOR = 6.74, 95% CI = 1.69 – 26.86).
Therefore, in order to prevent percutaneous injuries in dental health care personnel, the hospitals should provide trainings on work safety, and provide personal protective barriers.
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