SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS LEADING TO INFECTION IN SWEEPERS WORKING IN ONE OF THE DISTRICT OF TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY IN 2009

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DEHDARI T.; DASHTI E.; KESHAVARZIAN F.

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Journal: Iran Occupational Health Year:2011 | Volume:8 | Issue:1 Page(s): 61-69

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SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS LEADING TO INFECTION IN SWEEPERS WORKING IN ONE OF THE DISTRICT OF TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY IN 2009

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DEHDARI T. | DASHTI E. | KESHAVARZIAN F. | Issue Writer Certificate

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OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORQ3

INFECTIONQ3

SWEEPERSQ3

EDUCATIONQ3

TEHRANQ2

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Background and Aim: Although SWEEPERS are one of the high risk groups for HIV and HBV INFECTIONs; nevertheless, there is a paucity of research into high risk behaviors of SWEEPERS. The aim of this study was to determine OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORs leading to INFECTION in SWEEPERS who are working in district twenty, TEHRAN municipality.Method: This study is a descriptive-analytical type. A convenience sample included 400 SWEEPERS working in district twenty, TEHRAN municipality were selected by simple sampling. Demographic and OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR lead to INFECTION inventories were two instruments for collecting data in the present study. Reliability and validity of scales had estimated. Statistical analysis of data was performed with SPSS 16 software for Windows.Results: Thirty percents of SWEEPERS had a history of needle stick injuries and 35/5% of them had a history of cuts of hand from blades existing rubbishes. %25/5 of SWEEPERS had not action encounter to discarded syringes and needles in streets and other places.In the case of needle stick injury occurred, 2/5 percent of SWEEPERS were washing damaged organ with clean water, 3/8% with soap and water and 7/8% with alcohol.0/5% of them were sent out blood of damaged organ with pressure, 11 percent reported the incident to a doctor to get postexposure treatment and 74/5% had not action.4/8% of SWEEPERS never wear gloves for collecting garbage and only 54% of SWEEPERS were using gloves regularly.4/8% of SWEEPERS were never using boots when collecting garbage and only 41/5% of SWEEPERS were using boots regularly.65 percent of SWEEPERS reported that municipal contractors provides boots and gloves and 53 percents of them reported that these tools are unsafe and thin.Conclusion: Results of this study demonstrated that there are numerous OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORs which may lead to INFECTION in SWEEPERS. EDUCATIONal talks were given to SWEEPERS and municipal contractors on hazards, prevention and post-exposure prophylaxis to needle-stick injuries. Also, providing safety equipment including protective boots and gloves by municipal contractors for all SWEEPERS is necessary.

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DEHDARI, T., DASHTI, E., & KESHAVARZIAN, F.. (2011). SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS LEADING TO INFECTION IN SWEEPERS WORKING IN ONE OF THE DISTRICT OF TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY IN 2009. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, 8(1), 61-69. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/128931/en

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DEHDARI T., DASHTI E., KESHAVARZIAN F.. SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS LEADING TO INFECTION IN SWEEPERS WORKING IN ONE OF THE DISTRICT OF TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY IN 2009. IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL[Internet]. 2011;8(1):61-69. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/128931/en

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T. DEHDARI, E. DASHTI, and F. KESHAVARZIAN, “SURVEY OF OCCUPATIONAL HIGH RISK BEHAVIORS LEADING TO INFECTION IN SWEEPERS WORKING IN ONE OF THE DISTRICT OF TEHRAN MUNICIPALITY IN 2009,” IRAN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 61–69, 2011, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/128931/en

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