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Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: Occupational diseases can result in sickness absence, economic loss, disability, or death of workers. Several studies have revealed that occupational health and safety practice is still low in some occupational groups despite their knowledge and the occupational health legislation. This study assessed the level of knowledge, Background: Occupational health service delivery, includes the creation of a safe and healthy work environment. The protection and promotion of workers\' health; is at its infantile stages in the informal sector such as the welding industry in Nigeria. We determined the level and determinants of awareness of occupational hazards, determinants of use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and carried out a workplace risk assessment among the welders at the mechanic village in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
UNASSIGNED: We conducted a cross-sectional study among welders who work in the mechanic village, Abakaliki. A structured, pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to extract information on awareness of occupational hazards, frequency of use of PPE, health-related complaints amongst others. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were conducted at a 5% level of significance.
UNASSIGNED: All the respondents were male with a mean age of 27.6± 10.1 years. We found a good awareness of occupational hazards in 60% of the respondents and though this was associated with being older than 30years (p=0.03), being an expert compared to apprentice (p=0.003), duration of work more than 5years (p=0.004), none of these factors, when modelled in logistic regression, were predictors of good awareness. Regular use of PPE was reported in 49.79% of respondents. Cuts, sparks, foreign bodies in the eye were the most common hazards they were aware of. Cuts were the most reported health complaint. Good awareness of hazards was associated with higher odds of sustaining cuts (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.1, 95% CI:1.46 - 6.69) and a predictor of regular use of PPE (AOR:2.6, 95%CI:1.12 - 5.88). The workplace risk assessment revealed a work environment not conducive to occupational safety and health.
UNASSIGNED: A good awareness of occupational hazards was moderately high, a predictor of regular use of PPE and not protective of sustaining cuts in the suboptimal work environment.
UNASSIGNED: We conducted a cross-sectional study among welders who work in the mechanic village, Abakaliki. A structured, pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to extract information on awareness of occupational hazards, frequency of use of PPE, health-related complaints amongst others. Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis were conducted at a 5% level of significance.
UNASSIGNED: All the respondents were male with a mean age of 27.6± 10.1 years. We found a good awareness of occupational hazards in 60% of the respondents and though this was associated with being older than 30years (p=0.03), being an expert compared to apprentice (p=0.003), duration of work more than 5years (p=0.004), none of these factors, when modelled in logistic regression, were predictors of good awareness. Regular use of PPE was reported in 49.79% of respondents. Cuts, sparks, foreign bodies in the eye were the most common hazards they were aware of. Cuts were the most reported health complaint. Good awareness of hazards was associated with higher odds of sustaining cuts (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.1, 95% CI:1.46 - 6.69) and a predictor of regular use of PPE (AOR:2.6, 95%CI:1.12 - 5.88). The workplace risk assessment revealed a work environment not conducive to occupational safety and health.
UNASSIGNED: A good awareness of occupational hazards was moderately high, a predictor of regular use of PPE and not protective of sustaining cuts in the suboptimal work environment.
摘要：
■职业病会导致病假，经济损失,残疾,或工人死亡。几项研究表明，尽管某些职业群体的知识和职业健康立法，但他们的职业健康和安全实践仍然很低。这项研究评估了知识水平，背景：职业卫生服务提供，包括创造一个安全和健康的工作环境。保护和促进工人的健康；在尼日利亚的焊接行业等非正规部门处于起步阶段。我们确定了职业危害意识的水平和决定因素，使用个人防护设备（PPE）的决定因素，并在Abakaliki机械村的焊工中进行了工作场所风险评估，Ebonyi州.
■我们对在技工村工作的焊工进行了横断面研究，阿巴卡利基.一个结构化的，预先测试的面试官发放的问卷用于提取有关职业危害意识的信息，PPE的使用频率，与健康有关的投诉。在5%的显著性水平下进行卡方检验和逻辑回归分析。
■所有受访者均为男性，平均年龄为27.6±10.1岁。我们发现60％的受访者对职业危害有很好的认识，尽管这与30岁以上有关（p=0.03），与学徒相比，作为专家(p=0.003)，工作时间超过5年(p=0.004)，这些因素都没有，当在逻辑回归中建模时，是良好意识的预测因子。49.79％的受访者报告定期使用PPE。削减，火花，眼睛中的异物是他们所知道的最常见的危害。削减是报告最多的健康投诉。良好的风险意识与较高的持续削减几率相关（调整后的比值比[AOR]：3.1，95％CI：1.46-6.69）和经常使用PPE的预测因子（AOR：2.6，95CI：1.12-5.88）。工作场所风险评估显示工作环境不利于职业安全和健康。
■良好的职业病危害意识中等，定期使用PPE的预测因子，而不是在次优的工作环境中保护持续的切割。
■我们对在技工村工作的焊工进行了横断面研究，阿巴卡利基.一个结构化的，预先测试的面试官发放的问卷用于提取有关职业危害意识的信息，PPE的使用频率，与健康有关的投诉。在5%的显著性水平下进行卡方检验和逻辑回归分析。
■所有受访者均为男性，平均年龄为27.6±10.1岁。我们发现60％的受访者对职业危害有很好的认识，尽管这与30岁以上有关（p=0.03），与学徒相比，作为专家(p=0.003)，工作时间超过5年(p=0.004)，这些因素都没有，当在逻辑回归中建模时，是良好意识的预测因子。49.79％的受访者报告定期使用PPE。削减，火花，眼睛中的异物是他们所知道的最常见的危害。削减是报告最多的健康投诉。良好的风险意识与较高的持续削减几率相关（调整后的比值比[AOR]：3.1，95％CI：1.46-6.69）和经常使用PPE的预测因子（AOR：2.6，95CI：1.12-5.88）。工作场所风险评估显示工作环境不利于职业安全和健康。
■良好的职业病危害意识中等，定期使用PPE的预测因子，而不是在次优的工作环境中保护持续的切割。
