Awareness and utilization of protective eye device among welders in a southwestern Nigeria community.
Ann Afr Med
; 10(4): 294-9, 2011.
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the level of awareness and practice of use of protective eye devices among welders in Ile-Ife. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of 405 consenting welders. A pretested proforma was utilized to obtain information on sociodemographic characteristics, as well as awareness and use of protective eye device. RESULTS: The age of the respondents ranged from 16 to 80 years. The mean age was 39 ± 13 years. A large proportion (315, 78%) of the welders was aged between 21 and 50 years. The youngest group aged ≤ 20 years accounted for 15 (4%) of all welders, while the oldest group aged > 60 years accounted for 21 (5.2%). 402 were males (99.3%) and three were females (0.7%). Three hundred thirty-six (83%) of the welders had practiced for 6 years and above. There was a high level of awareness of protective eye devices among the welders (367, 90.6%), being higher among arc welders compared with gas welders (P < 0.001). Less than half (186, 45.9%) of the welders possessed protective eye devices. Of these, only 39 (9.6%) made use of the devices always. Some of the reasons for not using the protective eye devices include discomfort and poor visibility (56, 13.6%) and inadequate appreciation of the necessity to wear it (49, 12.1%). CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that a significant proportion of welders in Ile-Ife were not utilizing protective eye device. Health education and awareness campaigns about the importance and benefits of utilizing protective eye devices are recommended.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Concienciación
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Soldadura
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Lesiones Oculares
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Exposición Profesional
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Salud Laboral
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Dispositivos de Protección de los Ojos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Afr Med
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nigeria
Pais de publicación:
India