Occupational health hazards among healthcare providers and ancillary staff in Ghana: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The strict implementation of occupational health and safety policy curbs exposure to occupational hazards. However, empirical evidence is lacking in the Ghanaian context. This review primarily aimed to explore exposure to occupational hazards among healthcare providers and ancillary staff in Ghana.

Design

A scoping review was conducted based on Arksey and O'Malley's methodological framework and Levac et al's methodological enhancement.

Data sources

Searches were conducted of the PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and Scopus databases, as well as Google Scholar and websites of tertiary institutions in Ghana, for publications from 1 January 2010 to 30 November 2021.

Eligibility criteria

Quantitative studies that were published in the Engli

SUBMITTER: Tawiah PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9606738 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature