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ArticleBMC public health2024

Assessing personal protective equipment usage and its correlation with knowledge, attitudes, performance, and safety culture among workers in small and medium-sized enterprises.

Amir Hossein Khoshakhlagh, Mahdi Malakoutikhah, JeeWoong Park, Mohammad Dehghani Kodnoueieh, Zakiyeh Rafieian Boroujeni, Maryam Bahrami, Fatemeh Ramezani

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Amir Hossein KhoshakhlaghDepartment of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Mahdi MalakoutikhahOccupational Health and Safety Engineering, Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. malakoutikhah-m@kaums.ac.ir.
JeeWoong ParkDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
Mohammad Dehghani KodnoueiehStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Zakiyeh Rafieian BoroujeniStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Maryam BahramiStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
Fatemeh RamezaniStudent Research Committee, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.

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backgroundThe use of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be a culture of a workplace, and deeply rooted in worker behavior and attitude during their practice. According to the recent studies only 64% of the workers use PPE properly. The present study aims to investigate the utilization of PPE among workers in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and its relationship with knowledge, attitude, performance, and safety culture among workers.

methodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out using a questionnaire tool across SMEs in Kashan city in year 2023. The used tool included three questionnaires: demographic, safety culture, and knowledge, attitude and performance. Study papulation was 529 SMEs. Totally, the sample size was 369 persons and questionnaires were distributed among the workers of SMEs. Finally, SPSS software was used for statistical analysis and structural equation modeling. Various statistical tests including T-Test, ANOVA, RMSEA, CFI, TLI, and the chi-square ratio were employed.

resultsThe mean values (standard deviation) of age and work experience were 35.19 (12.33), and 15.60 (1.69) years, respectively. Among the 369 participants, 267 participants (72.4%) indicated that they use some PPE, although not all types. However, 102 individuals (27.7%) do not employ any PPE. The lowest score for safety culture dimension was attributed to safety training at 1.58. The results of the final model indicate that the assumed relationships between variables, as outlined in the study objectives, were well established, with all connections proving statistically significant.

conclusionIt can be concluded that the missing of inadequate legal supervision for small industries exists. Therefore, it can be inferred that if supervision and regulation are enhanced for safety training and implementation that may lead to increased usage of PPE.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticePersonal Protective EquipmentSafety ManagementAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIranMaleMiddle AgedOccupational HealthOrganizational CultureSurveys and QuestionnairesWorkplaceYoung AdultPPESafety cultureSafety knowledgeSmall and medium sized enterprisesSMEs

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