Assessment of Knowledge of Health Care Workers Regarding Occupational Safety and Health in Sporting Students Hospital

Regarding prevention of occupational injuries and diseases, spreading awareness of occupational safety and health (OSH) is a pivotal factor. Hence, many organizations have executed protocols to raise awareness and knowledge of OSH in the work setting .The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of health care worker regarding occupational health and safety hazards. This is a cross-sectional study conducted at Sporting Hospital in Alexandria on 100 participants of health care workers. The Collection of Data data was done through a questionnaire which was based on and modified from that of a previous Malaysian study. The questionnaire was reviewed by 2 experts to assess validity. A pilot study was conducted with six healthcare professionals to assess the clarity and reliability of the study tool. The Cronbach test result was 8.2 which is considered a good level of reliability. The questionnaire comprised 10 multiple choice questions divided into the following groups: 2 general OSH questions, 2 OSH legislation, 3 occupational hazards questions and 3 Personal Protective Equipment questions. Statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics version 26 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA). In this study 100 Healthcare workers have participated. The total knowledge scores among the 100 healthcare staff members showed a mean of 7.18 with a standard deviation of 1.17. In conclusion, the current study was conducted to assess the knowledge of health care worker regarding occupational health and safety hazards. The results demonstrated high knowledge level, with minor gaps in specific procedural or role-based knowledge among the participants.