Table 2.
Perceptions of health workers towards OHS protocols within health facilities
| Statements | Responses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | D | N | A | SA | |
| Safety communication including openness in communication promotes OHS | 0 | 4(1.2%) | 60(17.4%) | 192(55.8%) | 88(25.6%) |
| Employees compliance with safety protocols promotes effective OHS | 0 | 0 | 48(14%) | 248(72.1%) | 48(14%) |
| Adequate knowledge and skills about risks on the job promote effective OHS | 0 | 0 | 60(17.4%) | 208(60.5%) | 76(22.1%) |
| Reporting incidents and hazards in the facility ensures effective OHS | 0 | 4(1.2%) | 56(16.3%) | 220(64%) | 64(18.6%) |
| The supervisor’s role in ensuring safety in the workplace ensures effective OHS | 0 | 0 | 68(19.8%) | 224(65.1%) | 52(15.1%) |
| Leadership style in ensuring safety in the workplace ensures effective OHS | 0 | 0 | 64(18.6%) | 220(64%) | 60(17.4%) |
| Management commitment to safety issues in the workplace promotes OHS | 0 | 0 | 48(14%) | 240(69.8%) | 56(16.3%) |
| We are notified of health and safety hazards at the workplace | 0 | 0 | 64(18.6%) | 204(59.3%) | 76(22.1%) |
| We are trained to protect ourselves from hazards in the working environment | 0 | 8(2.3%) | 76(22.1%) | 220(64%) | 40(11.6%) |
| Health and safety compliance is an essential element for our performance appraisal | 0 | 8(2.3%) | 76(22.1%) | 204(59.3%) | 56(16.3%) |
| Employees are encouraged to report workplace hazards to management | 0 | 8(2.3%) | 16(17.4%) | 216(62.8%) | 60(17.4%) |
| Employees are involved in health and safety matters | 0 | 16(4.7%) | 36 (10.5%) | 236(68.6%) | 56(16.3%) |
| We are trained to identify and correct health and safety hazards | 16(4.7%) | 120(34.9%) | 160(46.5%) | 40(11.6%) | 8(2.3%) |
Source.Field Survey, July-August, 2024
Note. SD = strongly agree D = disagree N = neutral A = agree SA = strongly agree