Understanding the Intersection of Occupational Health and Infectious Diseases: Addressing Underexplored Risks in High-Risk Work Environments

Voktir  Busyedin

doi:10.47667/ijppr.v5i1.293

Authors

Voktir Busyedin Faculty of Pediatrics and Public Health, Donetsk National Medical University, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47667/ijppr.v5i1.293

Keywords:

Knowledge Disparities, Infectious Diseases, Occupational Health,

Abstract

This study investigates the differences in knowledge across several professional areas for the prevention of infectious diseases. The survey included a sample of 600 people from the manufacturing, services, healthcare, and agricultural sectors. An organized survey was used to gauge participants' degree of understanding on the prevention of infectious diseases. The data was analyzed using an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and descriptive statistics. The results show that there are notable variations in the average knowledge scores between occupational sectors (F (3, 596) = 23.14, p < 0.001). Healthcare professionals had noticeably greater knowledge scores than those in the manufacturing (p = 0.005), services (p = 0.002), and agricultural (p < 0.001) sectors. Nonetheless, no noteworthy distinctions were noted across the manufacturing, services, and agricultural sectors. The research highlights significant gaps in knowledge on the prevention of infectious diseases among various occupational sectors, emphasizing the necessity for customized interventions aimed at improving preventative measures and closing the knowledge divide between sectors.

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