Occupational health risk perceptions and determinants: knowledge and attitude of sanitary workers in public hospitals of Ethiopia

This study concluded that the majority of SWs had inadequate knowledge about and negative attitude toward OHRs perceptions. The following variables played the most significant role in predicting the SWs' knowledge of and attitude toward OHRs: OHS training, job and environmental satisfaction, safety measures, and job stress, which could be considered for further interventions.

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Frontiers in Public Health
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2025-05-09
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1509595
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Occupational Health and Safety Research
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Occupational health risk perceptions and determinants: knowledge and attitude of sanitary workers in public hospitals of Ethiopia

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Occupational health risk perceptions and determinants: knowledge and attitude of sanitary workers in public hospitals of Ethiopia

Elka Toseva, Nega Assefa, Tesfaye Gobena, Abraham Geremew, Sina Temesgen Tolera
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This study concluded that the majority of SWs had inadequate knowledge about and negative attitude toward OHRs perceptions. The following variables played the most significant role in predicting the SWs' knowledge of and attitude toward OHRs: OHS training, job and environmental satisfaction, safety measures, and job stress, which could be considered for further interventions.

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