Barbers' compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors in selected towns, Southeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The barber's profession exposes their customers to several health risks. Negligence when using sharp instruments in barbershops can increase the risk of bloodborne infections, resulting in serious health problems for both the barber and the customer. Evidence for compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers is critical and urgent. Thus, we aimed to assess compliance with biological hazard preventive measures and predictors among barbers in selected towns in Southeast Ethiopia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted among 633 randomly selected barbers from 1 March to 30 March 2022. A multistage sampling followed by a systematic sampling and simple random sampling methods were used to select barbershops and barbers, respec

SUBMITTER: Zenbaba D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10618978 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature