The Level of Occupational Safety in Healthcare Workers and Related Factors

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to determine the level of occupational safety in healthcare workers and related factors. In the descriptive study, the sample consisted of 138 healthcare workers. An information form and the occupational safety scale for healthcare workers working in the hospital were used in data collection. In the analysis of the data, tests such as number, percentile and frequency, one-way analysis of variance and Pearson correlation analysis were used. Statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05. The mean age of the participants included in the study was 41.27±11.63 (min.22-max.63) years, 62.3% were women and 82.6% were married. It was determined that 57.2% of the participants were nurses/midwives/medical officers, 33.3% worked in the clinic, and 88.4% perceived their income as medium. The scale total scores of the participants were 154.43±13.75 (min.122-max.192) and the Cronbach's Alpha value was 0.891 (Table 3). There was no significant relationship between the sociodemographic-occupational characteristics, years of employment and scale scores of the participants. It was observed that there was a significant difference in those who were aware of the existence of a committee for employee safety in the institution. In this study, it was determined that the occupational safety level of healthcare workers was sufficient. At the same time, it was determined that the employees who were aware of the employee safety committee in the institution had higher occupational safety levels. It is considered important to include awareness-raising practices and trainings for the safety of healthcare workers.