TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The prevalence of unsafe behaviors in Iranian workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis
JO  - Iranian journal of public health
A1  - Malakoutikhah, Mahdi
A1  - Rabiei, Hadiseh
A1  - Hassanipour, Soheil
A1  - Jahangiri, Mehdi
SP  - 257
EP  - 270
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Unsafe behaviors are the cause of 80% of accidents. However, there has also been no worldwide review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of workers' unsafe behaviors. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate and estimate the prevalence of unsafe behaviors among Iranian workers using a systematic review and meta-analysis study. <br><br>METHODS: This systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted from Nov to Dec 2018. The researchers searched Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct, and Google Scholar for international articles and four Iranian databases (Scientific Information Database, MagIran, IranMedex, and IranDoc) for Persian articles. The method of reporting this study was based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) checklist. <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, 235 articles from databases were imported to EndNote library. Final screening of the included studies produced a total of 38 studies. Based on the random-effect model, the prevalence of total unsafe behaviors, nonuse or inappropriate use of personal protective equipment, and inappropriate work posture was 40.37% (CI 95% = 35.8-44.9), 27.79% (CI 95% = 21.2-34.3), and 14.87% (CI 95% = 10.7-18.9). There was no statistically significant relationship between unsafe behaviors and mean age, mean of work experiences, and year of study. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The prevalence of unsafe behaviors among Iranian workers was relatively high and the most common behaviors were non-use or inappropriate use of PPE; one of the most important causes for this behavior is lack of training, inappropriate working conditions, and lack of positive attitude towards safety. Therefore, further studied are required to investigate the causes of these unsafe behaviors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2251-6085
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v50i2.5338
ID  - ref1
ER  -