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Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
OBJECTIVE: The barber’s profession exposes their customers to several health risks. Negligence when using sharp instruments in barbershops can increase the risk of bloodborne infections, resulting in serious health problems for both the barber and the customer. Evidence for compliance with biologica...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37899168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074495 |
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author | Zenbaba, Demisu Sahiledengle, Biniyam Yassin, Ahmed Beressa, Girma Desta, Fikreab Engida, Zinash Teferu Nugusu, Fikadu Tufa, Tilahun Tekalegn, Yohannes Dibaba, Diriba Tasew, Alelign Wordofa, Debebe Assefa, Tesfaye Feleke, Zegeye Atlaw, Daniel Mesfin, Telila Geleta, Eshetu Nigussie |
author_facet | Zenbaba, Demisu Sahiledengle, Biniyam Yassin, Ahmed Beressa, Girma Desta, Fikreab Engida, Zinash Teferu Nugusu, Fikadu Tufa, Tilahun Tekalegn, Yohannes Dibaba, Diriba Tasew, Alelign Wordofa, Debebe Assefa, Tesfaye Feleke, Zegeye Atlaw, Daniel Mesfin, Telila Geleta, Eshetu Nigussie |
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description | OBJECTIVE: The barber’s profession exposes their customers to several health risks. Negligence when using sharp instruments in barbershops can increase the risk of bloodborne infections, resulting in serious health problems for both the barber and the customer. Evidence for compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers is critical and urgent. Thus, we aimed to assess compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers in selected towns in Southeast Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 633 randomly selected barbers from 1 March to 30 March 2022. A multistage sampling followed by a systematic sampling and simple random sampling methods were used to select barbershops and barbers, respectively. We used a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire and an observational checklist to collect data. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors. An adjusted OR (AOR), along with a 95% CI and p<0.05, was used to estimate the strength of the association. RESULTS: The good compliance level with biological hazard preventive measures was 47.10% (95% CI: 43.2%, 50.70%). Being married (AOR=3.04, 95% CI: 1.71, 8.56), aged from 25 to 34 years (AOR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.13, 8.06), served for ≤5 years (AOR=1.72, 95% CI: 1.24, 3.85), attending high school and above (AOR=4.32, 95% CI: 1.31, 12.73), being professional (AOR=6.34, 95% CI: 2.03, 11.36), having a positive attitude (AOR=2.95, 95% CI: 1.06, 8.22) and having good knowledge towards biological hazard preventive measures (AOR=3.14, 95% CI: 1.42, 9.25) were significant predictors of moderate and good compliance with biological hazard preventive measures. CONCLUSION: The study’s findings revealed that almost half of the barbers were in good compliance with biological hazard preventive measures. As a result, improving barbers’ attitudes and knowledge through on-the-job training is indispensable. |
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spelling | pubmed-106189782023-11-02 Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study Zenbaba, Demisu Sahiledengle, Biniyam Yassin, Ahmed Beressa, Girma Desta, Fikreab Engida, Zinash Teferu Nugusu, Fikadu Tufa, Tilahun Tekalegn, Yohannes Dibaba, Diriba Tasew, Alelign Wordofa, Debebe Assefa, Tesfaye Feleke, Zegeye Atlaw, Daniel Mesfin, Telila Geleta, Eshetu Nigussie BMJ Open Infectious Diseases OBJECTIVE: The barber’s profession exposes their customers to several health risks. Negligence when using sharp instruments in barbershops can increase the risk of bloodborne infections, resulting in serious health problems for both the barber and the customer. Evidence for compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers is critical and urgent. Thus, we aimed to assess compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers in selected towns in Southeast Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 633 randomly selected barbers from 1 March to 30 March 2022. A multistage sampling followed by a systematic sampling and simple random sampling methods were used to select barbershops and barbers, respectively. We used a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire and an observational checklist to collect data. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors. An adjusted OR (AOR), along with a 95% CI and p<0.05, was used to estimate the strength of the association. RESULTS: The good compliance level with biological hazard preventive measures was 47.10% (95% CI: 43.2%, 50.70%). Being married (AOR=3.04, 95% CI: 1.71, 8.56), aged from 25 to 34 years (AOR=2.75, 95% CI: 1.13, 8.06), served for ≤5 years (AOR=1.72, 95% CI: 1.24, 3.85), attending high school and above (AOR=4.32, 95% CI: 1.31, 12.73), being professional (AOR=6.34, 95% CI: 2.03, 11.36), having a positive attitude (AOR=2.95, 95% CI: 1.06, 8.22) and having good knowledge towards biological hazard preventive measures (AOR=3.14, 95% CI: 1.42, 9.25) were significant predictors of moderate and good compliance with biological hazard preventive measures. CONCLUSION: The study’s findings revealed that almost half of the barbers were in good compliance with biological hazard preventive measures. As a result, improving barbers’ attitudes and knowledge through on-the-job training is indispensable. BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10618978/ /pubmed/37899168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074495 Text en © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Infectious Diseases Zenbaba, Demisu Sahiledengle, Biniyam Yassin, Ahmed Beressa, Girma Desta, Fikreab Engida, Zinash Teferu Nugusu, Fikadu Tufa, Tilahun Tekalegn, Yohannes Dibaba, Diriba Tasew, Alelign Wordofa, Debebe Assefa, Tesfaye Feleke, Zegeye Atlaw, Daniel Mesfin, Telila Geleta, Eshetu Nigussie Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title | Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full | Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_short | Barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
title_sort | barbers’ compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, southeast ethiopia: a cross-sectional study |
topic | Infectious Diseases |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10618978/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37899168 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074495 |
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