Assessment Of Knowledge Attitude And Practice Towards Occupational Health And Safety Among Medical Laboratory Personnel In Selected Governmental Teaching Hospitals Of Ethiopia

Background: Medical laboratory is one of the most at risk place where a range of occupationalrnhazards can occur. Workplace related health impairments, injuries and illnesses which causerngreat human suffering and incur high costs of capital as a whole intended to identify andrnprevented by the establishment of Occupational Health and Safety. To avoid these occupationalrnhazards individuals who are working in the laboratory should be aware of safety practice,rnmonitored and evaluated employees information gap, knowledge as well as attitudinal behavior.rnObjective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practices towards occupational health and safetyrnamong Medical laboratory professionals in selected government teaching hospitals in Ethiopia.rnMethod: A cross sectional study was conducted between March and May 2015 among 173rnMedical laboratory professionals working in government teaching hospitals. Data was collectedrnusing self-administered structured questionnaire; it was also supported by in-depth interview andrnphysical observation checklist. Data entry, analysis and quality of data were maintained by SPSSrnversion 20 software. Level of statistical significance was set at p

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