Work Environment in Mosul city Hospitals

Authors

  • Marab Younis Abdullah Al-Fathy Training and human development Center, Nineveh Health Directorate, Mosul, Iraq.
  • Nahla Khalaf Ali Training and human development Center, Nineveh Health Directorate, Mosul, Iraq.
  • Muna Muneer Ahmed Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Mosul University, Mosul, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22317/imj0103202

Abstract

Objectives: Investigating the vision of health care workers about their work environment.

Methods: A cross sectional study design was done in eight hospital in Mosul city for a period extended for ten months duration 1st Jan-Nov 2018 including 673 health care worker choosing by simple random selection, using standardize questionnaire form consist from three item psycho-social, physical condition of work place and practicing of personal protective equipment. Data were presented in suitable tables and figures. Percentage were calculated for the various group variables using Chi-Square for Goodness of Fit، Mean ± SD, P-value at a level of significance equal to or less than 0.05 was considered.

Results: The mean age± SD of study sample was 38.28±9.71 as 57.1% , 42.9% male and female respectively. The study revealed overall percentage of agreement regarding psychological and social, physical condition of work environment was 29.1% and  41.6% respectively. Compliance with practicing personal protection equipment was low (29.4%). The grand mean assessment of all over work place condition it was 1.8 below the cut-off point (cut – off point = 2).

Conclusions: The study concluded that work environment (psychological, social and physical) condition and compliance to practicing standard precaution were  unacceptable to the health worker in Mosul city hospital 2018.

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Published

2020-03-26

How to Cite

Al-Fathy, M. Y. A., Ali, N. K., & Ahmed, M. M. (2020). Work Environment in Mosul city Hospitals. Iraq Medical Journal, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.22317/imj0103202

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