Community Medicine Abstracts - College of Medicine and Health ...
Community Medicine Abstracts - College of Medicine and Health ...
Community Medicine Abstracts - College of Medicine and Health ...
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
Project No. 211 (A-2004/5)Knowledge, Attitude <strong>and</strong> Practice <strong>of</strong> Construction Workers Toward Prevention<strong>of</strong> Heat Related Illnesses in Al Ain DistrictStudent Authors: Omar Al-Marzouqi, Hamdan Al-Blooshi, Ahmed Al-Bannai,Mohammed Al-AwadhiFaculty Supervisors: Pr<strong>of</strong>. I. Nuwayhid, Dr. P. Barss, Dr. C. FramptonAbstract:Objectives: To assess Al-Ain city construction workers knowledge about heat relatedillnesses <strong>and</strong> the protective measures, to assess workers attitude towardrecommended protective measures, to assess workers current practice for prevention<strong>and</strong> to observe facilities provided to workers at construction sites to prevent heatrelated illnesses.Methods: A cross-sectional survey, completed by r<strong>and</strong>omly selected 120 participantsfrom r<strong>and</strong>omly selected 12 construction sites in Al-Ain city in the form <strong>of</strong> interviewadministeredquestionnaire.Results: Knowledge: 105 out <strong>of</strong> 120 (87.5%) don’t know how to recognize initial signs<strong>of</strong> heat related illnesses, (49.6%) either don’t know or think that nothing will happen ifthey exceeded their limit <strong>of</strong> working under the sun. (63.3%) think that they don’t needany special cloth to prevent heat related illnesses. Attitude: (88.3%) will wear specialdress if provided by company. Practice: Only (6.7%) wear uniform dress at work,(64.2%) <strong>of</strong> workers have only one break during a working day. (58.3%) drinkbetween 4-6 Liters <strong>of</strong> fluid in a (8-10) hours working day <strong>and</strong> (89.5%) having theirbreak in an area without A/C or fan. Facilities: (95%) provided no training or teachingon prevention <strong>of</strong> heat related illnesses <strong>and</strong> (87.5%) had no teaching to recognizeinitial signs <strong>of</strong> heat related illnesses. (59.2%) were not provided by water or otherkind <strong>of</strong> fluids at the sites <strong>and</strong> (80.6%) were instructed by the company to take break.Conclusion: Majority <strong>of</strong> workers know very little about heat related illnesses <strong>and</strong> theyare not taking enough preventive measures toward it. Construction companies are notfollowing any protocol to protect their workers from heat related illnesses.
Change language