Research Article
Occupational Health Hazards among Healthcare Workers in Kampala, Uganda
Table 3
Occupational health and safety hazards experienced by health workers in major hospitals in Kampala, Uganda.
| | Characteristic |
Category | Biological hazard | Nonbiological hazard | | Yes (%) | Yes (%) |
| | Overall | Total | 79 (39.5) | 63 (31.5) |
| | Sex | Male | 23 (40.3) | 15 (26.3) | | Female | 56 (39.2) | 48 (33.6) |
| | Age | ≤30 years | 35 (38.9) | 21 (23.3) | | >30 years | 44 (40.0) | 42 (38.2) |
| | Cadre of health worker | Nurses | 40 (39.6) | 37 (36.6) | | Others | 39 (39.4) | 26 (26.3) |
| | Monthly income | ≤500,000 | 32 (33.7) | 24 (25.3) | | >500,000 | 47 (44.8) | 39 (37.1) |
| | Type of health care facility | Faith based | 13 (27.1) | 13 (27.1) | | Private | 29 (41.4) | 18 (25.7) | | Government | 37 (45.1) | 32 (39.0) |
| | Duration in service | <5 years | 36 (38.3) | 23 (24.5) | | ≥5 years | 43 (40.6) | 40 (37.7) |
| | Wearing all necessary PPE | Yes | 35 (30.4) | 25 (21.7) | | No | 44 (51.8) | 38 (44.7) |
| | Working overtime | No | 15 (25.4) | 11 (18.6) | | Yes | 64 (45.4) | 52 (36.9) |
| | Working in multiple facilities | No | 52 (36.1) | 40 (27.8) | | Yes | 27 (48.2) | 23 (41.1) |
| | Daily hours of sleep | <8 hours | 64 (42.7) | 51 (34.0) | | ≥8 hours | 15 (30.0) | 12 (24.0) |
| | Pressure from job | No | 3 (9.1) | 2 (6.1) | | Yes | 76 (45.5) | 61 (36.5) |
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