Research Article
Occupation-Related Biological Health Hazards and Infection Control Practices among Indian Veterinarians
Table 5
Knowledge about occupational health and safety (OHS) among Indian veterinarians.
| | Description | n (%) | 95% CI |
| | Awareness about different occupational hazards in veterinary medicine (n = 478) | | Physical hazards | 167 (34.9) | (30.8, 39.33) | | Biological hazards | 95 (19.9) | (16.5, 23.71) | | Chemical hazards | 15 (3.1) | (1.8, 5.18) | | Allergies | 17 (3.6) | (2.2, 5.68) | | Psychological/mental | 3 (0.6) | (0.1, 1.95) | | All of the above | 165 (34.5) | (30.3, 38.9) | | None of the above | 16 (3.3) | (2, 5.43) | | Source of information for occupational hazards (n = 551) | | News bulletin | 78 (14.2) | (11.4, 17.34) | | Internet | 220 (39.9) | (35.9, 44.08) | | Conference | 39 (7.1) | (5.2, 9.57) | | Meeting/training | 214 (38.8) | (34.8, 42.98) | | Urgent need to include occupational hazards in CVE program (n = 554) | | Yes | 486 (87.7) | (84.7, 90.21) | | No | 20 (3.6) | (2, 5.56) | | Cannot say | 27 (4.9) | (3.3, 7.04) | | Do not know | 21 (3.8) | (2.4, 5.78) | | Discussions among your client population/subordinates about zoonotic diseases (n = 557) | | Several times/day | 70 (12.6) | (10, 15.61) | | Daily | 76 (13.6) | (11, 16.77) | | Weekly | 36 (6.5) | (4.6, 8.86) | | Occasionally | 315 (56.6) | (52.4, 60.61) | | Never | 60 (10.8) | (8.4, 13.65) |
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