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2021 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
A Comparison of the Knowledge, Awareness and Practice of Ergonomics Between Lecturers in the Faculty of Engineering and College of Medicine in a Nigerian University
Authors : Blessing Chiagozikam Atueyi, Stephen C. Nwanya, Echezona Nelson Dominic Ekechukwu, Obiageli Theresa Madu, Emmanuel N. Aguwa, Onyemaechi Valentine Ekechukwu
Published in: Proceedings of the 21st Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2021)
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
Lecturers are bearers of knowledge and are expected to dispense them. However, professional exposures influence the degree of Knowledge Awareness and Practice (KAP) of a given phenomenon like ergonomics that is multidisciplinary. The level of the KAP of Ergonomics among lecturers appears unknown. This study assessed and compared the level of KAP of Ergonomics between Lecturers in Engineering Faculty and College of Medicine, University of Nigeria.
This cross-sectional survey sampled the KAP of lecturers in the College of Medicine (CoML) and the Faculty of Engineering (FEngL). Their sociodemographics and KAP of Ergonomics were assessed using a self structured questionnaire. Data obtained were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and independent t-test. The level of significance was set at 0.05.
A total of 75 lecturers (33 CoML and 42 FEngL), majority of whom were males (65.3%) and at the level of the rank of Lecturer II or I (48.0%). More FEngL (73.8%) than CoML (69.7%) wrongly reported that ergonomics fits workers to their work, while more CoML (78.8%) than FEngL (71.4%) wrongly reported that document in a computer workstation should be placed flat on the table. Overall, there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the mean ergonomics knowledge (58.01 ± 27.65% vs 61.22 ± 28.80), awareness (68.18 ± 30.79% vs 64.88 ± 29.89%) and practice (46.21 ± 30.79% vs 45.53 ± 22.23%) of the participants (CoML vs FEngL respectively).
COML and FEngL have a fair knowledge/Awareness of Ergonomics but their practical application is poor. There is need for lecturers to advance their knowledge, awareness and practice of Ergonomics through training and retraining.