Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards
Understanding hazards within the veterinary profession is critical for developing strategies to ensure the health and safety of personnel in the work environment. This study was conducted to systematically review and synthesize data on reported risks within veterinary workplaces. A systematic review...
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| author | Adebowale Oluwawemimo Fasanmi Olubunmi Gabriel Awosile Babafela Afolabi Monsurat Fasina Folorunso Oludayo |
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| description | Understanding hazards within the veterinary profession is critical for developing strategies to ensure the health and safety of personnel in the work environment. This study was conducted to systematically review and synthesize data on reported risks within veterinary workplaces. A systematic review of published data on occupational hazards and associated risk factors were searched within three database platforms namely PubMed, Ebscohost, and Google scholar. To determine the proportion estimates of hazards and pooled odds ratio, two random-effects meta-analysis were performed. For the biological, chemical and physical hazards, the pooled proportion estimates were 17% (95% CI: 15.0-19.0, p < 0.001), 7.0% (95% CI: 6.0-9.0%, p < 0.001) and 65.0% (95% CI: 39.0-91.0%, p < 0.001) respectively. A pooled odds ratio indicated the risk of exposures to physical (OR=1.012, 95% CI: 1.008-1.017, p < 0.001) and biological hazards (OR=2.07, 95% CI: 1.70-2.52, p <0.001) increased when working or in contact with animals. The review has provided a better understanding of occupational health and safety status of veterinarians and gaps within the developing countries. This evidence calls for policy formulation and implementation to reduce the risks of exposures to all forms of occupational-related hazards in veterinary workplaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-73dec66885184794baced50e72636a112022-12-21T21:28:33ZengDe GruyterOpen Veterinary Science2544-89512021-03-012162210.1515/ovs-2020-0104Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazardsAdebowale Oluwawemimo0Fasanmi Olubunmi Gabriel1Awosile Babafela2Afolabi Monsurat3Fasina Folorunso Oludayo4Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture, Alabata, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.Department of Veterinary Laboratory Technology, Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Oyo State, Nigeria.Department of Health Information and Performances, Health PEI Charlottetown, PE CanadaDepartment of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Federal University of Agriculture, Alabata, Abeokuta, Ogun State, NigeriaECTAD, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaUnderstanding hazards within the veterinary profession is critical for developing strategies to ensure the health and safety of personnel in the work environment. This study was conducted to systematically review and synthesize data on reported risks within veterinary workplaces. A systematic review of published data on occupational hazards and associated risk factors were searched within three database platforms namely PubMed, Ebscohost, and Google scholar. To determine the proportion estimates of hazards and pooled odds ratio, two random-effects meta-analysis were performed. For the biological, chemical and physical hazards, the pooled proportion estimates were 17% (95% CI: 15.0-19.0, p < 0.001), 7.0% (95% CI: 6.0-9.0%, p < 0.001) and 65.0% (95% CI: 39.0-91.0%, p < 0.001) respectively. A pooled odds ratio indicated the risk of exposures to physical (OR=1.012, 95% CI: 1.008-1.017, p < 0.001) and biological hazards (OR=2.07, 95% CI: 1.70-2.52, p <0.001) increased when working or in contact with animals. The review has provided a better understanding of occupational health and safety status of veterinarians and gaps within the developing countries. This evidence calls for policy formulation and implementation to reduce the risks of exposures to all forms of occupational-related hazards in veterinary workplaces.https://doi.org/10.1515/ovs-2020-0104systematic reviewmeta-analysisoccupational hazardsveterinary profession |
| spellingShingle | Adebowale Oluwawemimo Fasanmi Olubunmi Gabriel Awosile Babafela Afolabi Monsurat Fasina Folorunso Oludayo Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards Open Veterinary Science systematic review meta-analysis occupational hazards veterinary profession |
| title | Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards |
| title_full | Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards |
| title_fullStr | Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards |
| title_short | Systematic review and meta-analysis of veterinary-related occupational exposures to hazards |
| title_sort | systematic review and meta analysis of veterinary related occupational exposures to hazards |
| topic | systematic review meta-analysis occupational hazards veterinary profession |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/ovs-2020-0104 |
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