Occupational Health Hazards among Poultry Farms' Workers at Assiut District

Background: Individuals employed in the poultry industry routinely face numerous occupational health risks during their daily work activities. Aim: to evaluate the health risks associated with occupational exposure among poultry farm worker. Research design: cross sectional A descriptive design study was used Setting: within 14 poultry farms at Assiut district which selected randomly. Methods: Convenient sample is used, for the worker total sample 500 farms workers. The study was contained two tools. Tool, one " The questionnaire was structured into three main sections. The first section focused on collecting information related to participants' personal characteristics, medical history, and their knowledge regarding occupational health hazards." The second tool observational check list to assess worker's practice. Results: revealed that 40.6% of workers suffering from bronchial asthma. Also 52.6% from them wear protective measure when dealing with birds and it's waste. "The findings indicated a direct relationship between the participants’ total knowledge and their practices." (r = 0.650) with statistically significant correlation ( p= 0.000*) Conclusion: "In conclusion, the findings revealed that workers demonstrated limited knowledge and inadequate practices concerning occupational health hazards. Recommendation: educational program be developed to enhance workers’ knowledge and practices concerning occupational health hazards