Publications by authors named "A Kumie"
Objectives: Despite the growing recognition of mental health challenges among health workers, limited information regarding their self-identification of common mental symptoms (CMSs) and their perceptions of causal pathways to work-related psychosocial stressors exists. This study aimed to explore how health workers recognise CMSs, perceive their exposure to work-related psychosocial stressors, conceptualise causal pathways, evaluate the impact of these stressors on the professional quality of life (PQoL), employ coping strategies and encounter barriers to mitigating stressors and seeking support.
Design And Settings: Our study employed an interpretive and descriptive phenomenological approach, informed by theoretical frameworks.
Background: Despite the rising prevalence of common mental symptoms, information is scarce on how health workers make sense of symptoms of mental disorders and perceive a link with inadequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) as work stressors to understand causation and produce useful knowledge for policy and professionals. Therefore, this study aimed to explore how health workers perceive the link between inadequate WASH and common mental symptoms (CMSs) at hospitals in central and southern Ethiopian regions.
Methods: We used an interpretive and descriptive phenomenological design guided by theoretical frameworks.
Respiratory Symptoms and Paper Dust Exposure among Workers in the Paper Industry in Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
October 2024
Chronic respiratory symptoms are a health concern in the paper industry. This study evaluates the association between personal inhalable paper dust exposure and chronic respiratory symptoms among workers in this industry. In total, 270 workers from the paper industry and 267 from a water bottling factory participated.
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- This study investigated the prevalence of occupational depression, job anxiety, and occupational stress among healthcare workers in Ethiopia, with data collected from 9 public hospitals between January and February 2023.
- The findings revealed significant prevalence rates: 39.0% for depressive symptoms, 57.6% for job anxiety, and 68.0% for occupational stress, with various individual and job-related factors influencing these symptoms.
- The research emphasizes the necessity for targeted mental health interventions in workplaces to support healthcare workers, particularly addressing issues like job satisfaction and the impact of stress-related factors.
Personal inhalable paper dust exposure and potential determinants among paper industry workers in Ethiopia.
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
November 2024
Purpose: Excessive paper dust during paper production may harm the workers' respiratory health. We wanted to assess the inhalable paper dust levels and its determinants among paper industry workers.
Methods: A study was conducted in Ethiopia to assess the level of personal inhalable paper dust exposure among four paper mills.