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Fırat Tıp Dergisi
2026, Cilt 31, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 113-120
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Evaluation of Healthcare Workers' Health through Pre-employment Examinations
Ünal AKEL1, Adem KOYUNCU2, Gülden SARI3, Gülşen SARI4, Ceprail ŞİMŞEK2
1Şanlıurfa Mehmet Akif İnan Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İş ve Meslek Hastalıkları Polikliniği, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
2Ankara Atatürk Sanatoryum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İş ve Meslek Hastalıkları Kliniği, Ankara, Türkiye
3Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Yenimahalle Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İş ve Meslek Hastalıkları Polikliniği, Ankara, Türkiye
4Ankara Atatürk Sanatoryum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, İş Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Birimi, Ankara, Türkiye

Objective: Pre-employment examinations are the most important and first step of occupational health and safety practices. This research aims to contribute to health surveillance and to emphasize the importance of pre-employment examinations.

Material and Method: The pre-employment examination forms of healthcare workers who applied to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Unit of Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital for the first time between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 were evaluated retrospectively without sample selection.

Results: Abnormal chest X-ray findings were detected in 45 (9.1%) of the 493 people included in the study, and there was no disease that prevented them from working was detected. It was observed that the rate of hepatitis B vaccination was statistically significantly higher in women than in men. The higher Anti-Hbs seropositivity in women's serological test results also supported this. The rate of occupational accidents was found to be higher in men.

Conclusion: The meticulous implementation of occupational health and safety studies in healthcare workers is very important for the health and safety of healthcare providers and patients who will benefit from this service.


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