Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1397
11
1
gregorian
2019
2
1
33
1
online
1
fulltext
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Health needs assessment of workers in Kaveh industrial city
Health
Health
Original Research
Original Research
<p><strong> </strong><strong> Background: </strong>Health needs assessment (HNA) is essential for allocation of limited resources to the most prioritized problems. HNA in work places has gained increasing importance. Kaveh industrial city is the largest and oldest industrial city in Iran, with a wide range of different industries, making it an exemplary industrial city in Iran. This study was done to conduct health needs assessment of workers in Kaveh industrial city. <br>
<strong>Methods:</strong> In this study, intensive HNA approach and qualitative method were used. In-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were conducted to collect information related to health risk factors, and Delphi method was used to prioritize these risk factors. A total of 74 key informants participated in this study, which constituted more than 80% of the total related experts of Kaveh industrial city.<br>
<strong>Results:</strong> The main identified health challenge was inefficiency of the existing Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) control and monitoring system. The most important physical health risk factors were smoking and obesity and the most prioritized psychosocial risk factors were stress and lack of appropriate management and organizational culture. Ergonomic issues and noise pollution were the prioritized work environmental factors and inappropriate placement of pollutant industries in the industrial city was the most prioritized bioenvironmental risk factor. Unsafe road to industrial zone and poor safety devices used by workers were the most prioritized occupational injuries risk factors.<br>
<strong> Conclusion:</strong> Addressing the identified health needs of workers in Kaveh industrial city is of high importance. Also, redefining the HSE control and monitoring system should be prioritized.<br>
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Health needs assessment, Health promotion, Workers health, Industrial city
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3415-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Ali Asghar
Farshad
fdgir@yahoo.com
200319475328460062821
200319475328460062821
No
Occupational Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Roksana
Mirkazemi
r.mirkazemi@gmail.com
200319475328460062822
200319475328460062822
Yes
Farzanegan Nik Andish Institute for the Development of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
Ali
Falahati
rmstp88@gmail.com
200319475328460062823
200319475328460062823
No
Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
Seyed Hosein
Tabatabaei
sh.tabatabaei69@gmail.com
200319475328460062824
200319475328460062824
No
Occupational Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Fereshteh
Taheri
fereshtehtaheri61@gmail.com
200319475328460062825
200319475328460062825
No
Occupational Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Shidrokh
Ghaemi Mood
shidrokh.ghaemi@gmail.com
200319475328460062826
200319475328460062826
No
Farzanegan Nik Andish Institute for the Development of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran