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Ifeanyi et al
Ifeanyi VI; Ejidike, EG; Ugwu, EI (2022).
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Greener Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 12(1), pp. 84-90, 2022 ISSN: 2276-7797 Copyright ©2022, the copyright of this article is retained by the author(s) |
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Assessment of the Use of Safety Eye-Glass Wear among Welders in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State of Nigeria.
Vincent Ifechukwu Ifeanyi1; Ebele G. Ejidike2; Emmanuel I. Ugwu3*
1. Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Science, Madonna University Elele Campus, P.M.B. 05, River State, Nigeria. vinceifeanyi042@ gmail.com
2. Department of Optometry, Faculty of Health Science, Madonna University Elele Campus, P.M.B. 05, River State, Nigeria. ebeleclaire2@ yahoo.com
3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Natural and Applied Science, Nigerian Army University Biu, P.M.B 1500, Biu, Borno State, Nigeria. ugwuei2@ gmail. com; emmanuel.ifeanyi@ naub.edu.ng
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Article No.: 020722015 Type: Research |
In this work, we consider the assessment of the compliance of the welders to the safety practice of eye-glass wear while at work in Abakaliki Metropolis with a well-structured questionnaire which was designed for the purpose and administered to some randomly selected participants. That is welders with population of 101 were randomly selected from 67 workshops within the area of study. The data collected was arranged in the tale and also carefully analyzed with chi-square test to ascertain the significance level of age, educational level and experience on compliance of the participants and it was seen that there is no statistically significant relation (X2= 42.911, p < .000) between level of education and the compliance with the use of protective equipment. Level of education influenced compliance with the use of protective equipment. There is also no statistically significant relation (X2= 8.949, p<.347) between working experience and the compliance with the use of protective eye wear. Working experience has no effect on compliance with the use of protective equipment. There is also no statistically significant relation (X2= 30.81, p<.057) between age and the compliance with the use of protective equipment. Age has no effect on compliance with the use of protective eye wear. |
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Accepted: 09/02/2022 Published: 25/03/2022 |
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*Corresponding Author Prof. Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ugwu E-mail: ugwuei2@ gmail.com |
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Keywords: Welding, Compliance, Assessment, Vision, Safety- practice, protective eye wear, Precautionary-measure, Implications. |
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Cite this Article: Ifeanyi VI; Ejidike, EG; Ugwu, EI (2022). Assessment of the Use of Safety Eye-Glass Wear among Welders in Abakaliki Metropolis, Ebonyi State of Nigeria. Greener Journal of Medical Sciences, 12(1): 84-90. |
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