International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review
 

International Journal of Academic Research in Education and Review

Vol. 5(2), pp. 26-36. April, 2017.

ISSN: 2360-7866

DOI: 10.14662/IJARER2017.005

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Selected Models To Analyse The Demographic And Management Factors As Correlates Of Occupational Hazards Among Health Workers In Specialist Hospitals, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

AMIETUBODIE, SOTONYE PATIENCE

Medical Unit, Rivers State House of Assembly, Port Harcourt. Nigeria

Accepted 24 March 2017

This study analyzed some selected models in the demographic and management factors as correlates of occupational hazards among health workers in specialist hospitals, Port Harcourt in Rivers state. Nigeria. A descriptive survey research design was used. The selected model used in the analysis was Health Belief Mode, Cultural Theory and Risk, Trans theoretical Model of Behavior Change. A validated 45-item instrument titled Correlates of Occupational Hazards among Health Workers in Specialist Hospitals (COHHWSH) was used for data collection focusing on Perceived severity of health model, Perceived Susceptibility of Health Belief Model, Perceived Benefits of Health Model, Perceived barriers of Health Belief Model, Modifying Variables of Health Belief Model Cues to Action of Health Belief Model, and also covered are the Stages of behavior Change. Findings established that infrastructure and staff attitude are positive significant predictors of occupational hazards, remuneration, personnel, working environment and management style were not significant predictors of occupational hazards among health workers; Age and working experience do not significantly influence occupational hazards among staff. It was therefore recommended that level of infrastructure in hospitals should be improved for the efficient delivery of duties of health workers and health workers should try to develop positive attitude towards duties because a positive attitude to work is likely to lead to reduced occupational hazard among others.

Key Words: Demographic, Management, Correlates, Occupational Hazards, Health Workers, Specialist Hospitals, Wellbeing, Therapeutic, Typology
 

Cite This Article As: AMIETUBODIE SP (2017). Selected Models To Analyse The Demographic And Management Factors As Correlates Of Occupational Hazards Among Health Workers In Specialist Hospitals, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Inter. J. Acad. Res. Educ. Rev. 5(2): 26-36
 

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