Authors :
Anisha Michael c; Mohammed Ismaila Dankogi
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 7 - July
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Abstract :
This research study was conducted on
occupational hazards evaluation of health workers of
health training institution in Kogi state. A nonexperimental research design in which probabilistic
sampling technique, cluster, stratified and random
sampling techniques were used in order to sample the
respondents among the staff and the students of the case
studies. Interview and self-administered questionnaire
with observation were used to collect data while table
with percentage value, pie chart and student’s chi square
were used to analyse the data. 189 copies of
questionnaire were retrieved from CHST Idah and
analysis indicated that 75% of the respondents have
tertiary education with18% secondary education which
enable them to be aware of occupational hazards while
at C.N.M Obangede, 177 copied of questionnaire were
retrieved and analysis shows that 50.9% have tertiary
education with 46.3% secondary education which also
exposed them to be aware of occupational hazards.
However the occupational hazards encountered are
psychological hazards 85.2%, toilet facilities 82%,
absence of first aid facilities 66.67%, and dilapidated
structures at CHST Idah. Effective OHS-MS, workable
organizational settings, implementation of occupational
health and safety laws and regulations, regular
monitoring, evaluation and auditing of the management
activities were recommended to improve the
occupational health and safety status of the staff and
students at the health training institutions.
This research study was conducted on
occupational hazards evaluation of health workers of
health training institution in Kogi state. A nonexperimental research design in which probabilistic
sampling technique, cluster, stratified and random
sampling techniques were used in order to sample the
respondents among the staff and the students of the case
studies. Interview and self-administered questionnaire
with observation were used to collect data while table
with percentage value, pie chart and student’s chi square
were used to analyse the data. 189 copies of
questionnaire were retrieved from CHST Idah and
analysis indicated that 75% of the respondents have
tertiary education with18% secondary education which
enable them to be aware of occupational hazards while
at C.N.M Obangede, 177 copied of questionnaire were
retrieved and analysis shows that 50.9% have tertiary
education with 46.3% secondary education which also
exposed them to be aware of occupational hazards.
However the occupational hazards encountered are
psychological hazards 85.2%, toilet facilities 82%,
absence of first aid facilities 66.67%, and dilapidated
structures at CHST Idah. Effective OHS-MS, workable
organizational settings, implementation of occupational
health and safety laws and regulations, regular
monitoring, evaluation and auditing of the management
activities were recommended to improve the
occupational health and safety status of the staff and
students at the health training institutions.
