INTRODUCTION In case of pandemics, healthcare workers (HCWs) are the main actors and, at the same time, one of the main targets of preventive measures. This is what occurred in 2009 during the A/HINI pandemic flu. The aim of our survey was to get information about HCWs' knowledge of the A/HINI pandemic flu prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS A survey of 32 questions, 11 of which about knowledge...

AIMS To study the association between fetal death and paternal agricultural occupation in areas and time periods with different levels of use of agricultural pesticides. METHODS A total of 1 473 146 stillbirths and births occurring in Spain between 1995 and 1999 were analysed. RESULTS The offspring of agricultural workers had the highest risk of fetal death from congenital anomalies in the ...

BACKGROUND Carriage and subsequent infection with methicillin resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and its transmission between hospital and community settings have not been studied in dialysis patients and their contacts. METHODS Surveillance for nasal MRSA carriage and infection among dialysis patients, healthcare workers (HCWs) and their family members in a dialysis centre was prospectively undertak...

The effects of Burnout in healthcare workers (HCW) are experienced by the worker, other staff, the institution and patients under their care on a daily basis. Workplace violence (WPV) has a spectrum of forms. In more extreme forms it generally is low frequency but has high impact when it occurs. Healthcare systems’ efforts to reduce Burnout are more likely to remain sustained since the impact i...

BACKGROUND Work-related injuries resulting in long-term sickness certification can have serious consequences for injured workers, their families, society, compensation schemes, employers and healthcare service providers. The aim of this study was to establish what factors potentially are associated with the type of sickness certification that General Practitioners (GPs) provide to injured worke...

BACKGROUND In Bihar, India, coverage of essential health and nutrition interventions is low. These interventions are provided by 2 national programs--the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Health/National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)--through Anganwadi workers (AWWs) and Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs), respectively. Little is known, however, about factors that predict e...

BACKGROUND No national study has investigated whether immigrant workers are less likely than U.S.-workers to seek medical treatment after occupational injuries and whether the payment source differs between two groups. METHODS Using the 2004-2009 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data, we estimated the annual incidence rate of nonfatal occupational injuries per 100 workers. Logistic reg...

The present study was designed to investigate the effect of industrial pollution on the physical and mental health of the tannery workers as well as the related residential area’s people of Hagaribag in Dhaka city. One hundred and sixty (80 tannery workers and 80 residential area’s people) respondents were selected by purposive sampling method as samples for the present study. Three hypotheses ...

18 Inclusive-fitness theory highlights monogamy as a key driver of altruistic sib-rearing. Accordingly, 19 monogamy should promote the evolution of worker sterility in social insects when sterile workers 20 make for better helpers. However, a recent population-genetics analysis (Olejarz et al. 2015) found 21 no clear effect of monogamy on worker sterility. Here, we revisit this analysis. First,...