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Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
COVID-19 Risk Factors Among Health Workers: A Rapid Review (Review Article)
Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses an important occupational health risk to health workers (HWs) that has attracted global scrutiny. To date, several thousand HWs globally have been reported as infected with the severe acute respiratory…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Cognitive Ability in Midlife and Labor Market Participation Among Older Workers: Prospective Cohort Study With Register Follow-up (Original Article)
Background: The study aimed to determine the association of individual cognitive ability in late midlife with labor market participation among older workers.
Methods: This prospective cohort study estimates the risk of long-term sickness absence,…
Methods: This prospective cohort study estimates the risk of long-term sickness absence,…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Chemical Exposure, Risk of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, and Occupational Safety (Letter)
The study by Pérez-Crespo et al [1] reports interesting results about the prevalence of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) among university researchers in Spain [1]. Surprisingly, they have found no difference in the prevalence of MCS between women…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A prospective, internal validation of an emergency patient triage tool for use in a low resource setting
Aim: Assess the performance of a simple triage disposition score based on mental status, mobility and either oxygen saturation or respiratory rate by three principal metrics: 24 h mortality, the need for hospital admission and the urgency ranking of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Cancer Perceptions Among Smokeless Tobacco Users: A Qualitative Study of US Firefighters (Original Article)
Background: Prevalence rates of smokeless tobacco (SLT) use among firefighters are remarkably high and substantially higher than similar occupational groups and the general U.S. population. The purpose of this study was to explore the perspectives of…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Analysis of the demographic characteristics and clinical profile of acute ischemic strokes admitted to the emergency centre in the Somalia population
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of death and chronic disability worldwide. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which includes Somalia, stroke represents a significant part of the chronic disease burden. However, there is relatively little data on risk…
Jurnal Internasional Aprika vol.12 issue 3 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Analysis of risk factors for wound infection after extremity fracture caused by machete cut in a resource-limited setting
Background: Machete cut fracture is a unique subset of open fracture. The sharp force of a wielded machete that cleanly divides soft tissue envelope with minimal or no contusion results in an open fracture wound that is relatively less prone to…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Business Cycle and Occupational Accidents in Korea (Original Article)
Background: Occupational accidents occur for a variety of reasons, such as unsafe behaviors of workers and insufficient safety equipment at the workplace, but there are also various economic and social factors that can impact working conditions and…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
Application of Fuzzy Logic for Predicting of Mine Fire in Underground Coal Mine (Original Article)
Background: Spontaneous combustion of coal is one of the factors which causes direct or indirect gas and dust explosion, mine fire, the release of toxic gases, loss of reserve, and loss of miners' life. To avoid these incidents, the prediction of…
Safety and Health at Work Vol. 11 Issue 3 2020
A Taxonomy of the Common Tasks and the Development of a Risk Index for Physical Load Assessment in Nursing Job (Original Article)
Background: Nursing service is a nonroutine work with an excessive physical load and diverse tasks. This study derived representative common tasks based on the frequently occurring tasks with a high physical load in the nursing workers' daily work…