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Abstract
Background: Nursing job has high risks of exposure to occupational and work-related hazards. Aim of the study: to assess the staff nurses’ compliance with preventive measures of occupational health hazards. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted in Ain-Shams University and El-Demardash Hospitals using a descriptive cross-sectional design on a convenience sample of 135 staff nurses. Data were collected using a self-administrated questionnaire for knowledge, a self-reported practice tool for compliance, and observation checklist for actual practice. The fieldwork lasted from December 2019 to February 2020. Results: Nurses’ age ranged between 22 and 55 years, and 54.8% were diploma nurses. The majority reported exposure to occupational health hazards (79.3%). Only 23.7% of the nurses reported adequate workplace provision of protection, 44.4% had total satisfactory knowledge, 97.3% of had adequate self-reported practice, and only 37.8% had adequate observed practice. Conclusion and recommendations: Occupational health hazards are high in the study setting, with mostly inadequate workplace provision of related protection. Nurses’ knowledge of occupational hazards is suboptimal and their compliance is low. The study recommends training in occupational health hazards and related safety measures, with close supervision and monitoring of nurses’ compliance. Further studies are suggested to investigate the effectiveness of nurses’ training programs on their compliance with preventive measures of occupational health hazards.