The document summarizes a journal club presentation by Pritima Gurung on the article "Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated factors among building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019". The presentation includes summaries of the article, journal, authors, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion. It also evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of the article and how it could contribute to the presenter's own research.

1. Journal Club Presentation
Presented By:
Name: Pritima Gurung
Roll No: 17
BPH, VIII Semester, SHAS, PU.
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2. Presented for the partial fulfillment of requirement
of
PHA 451 Journal Club/Health Seminar
of
Bachelor of Public Health, VIII Semester,
School of Health and Allied Sciences, Pokhara University
under the cardinal supervision of
Assistant Professor Dr. Hari Prasad Kaphle
By
Pritima Gurung,
17370194,
2016-1-37-0118.
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3. Selected Article for Presentation
• Authors: Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Meseret Yitayew, Aklilu
Azazeh & Sofia Kebede
• Tittle of article: Utilization of personal protective equipment and
associated factors among building construction workers in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019
• Journal name: BMC Public Health
• (2020) 20:794
• PMCID: PMC7251725
• DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08889-x
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4. Journal Information
• BMC Public Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that
considers articles on the epidemiology of disease and the
understanding of all aspects of public health.
• It levies an article-processing charge of £1790.00/$2490.00/€2170.00
for each article accepted for publication, plus VAT or local taxes where
applicable.
• routinely waive charges for authors from low-income countries.
• History: 2001-ongoing
• Publisher: BioMed Central
• Section: Occupational Health
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5. Journal Information
• Impact factor: 2-year Impact Factor: 2.521
• SCImago Journal Rank: 1.198
• ISSN number: 1471-2458
• Manuscript: Online submission
• Acceptance rate: 62.5%
• Indexing status: 44 (PubMed Central, SCOPUS, SCImago, Google
Scholar etc)
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6. Editorial Board
• Editor: Natalie Pafitis (a Senior Editor for the BMC-series and has
been Editor of BMC Public Health since 2007)
• Manuscript editor: Ben Abbott
• Assistant editors: Megan Barling, Maxine Dillon
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7. Critical Appraisal of Journal
• The journal gives detail information on editorial process and policies,
peer-review process, submission fee, conflict of interest, ethics ,
editors information etc.
• Four types of peer review process is used by BMC i.e. Single-blind,
Double-blind, Open peer and Transparent peer
• Journal’s Impact Factor is good.
• ISSN is assigned to the journal.
• Higher SJR values are meant to indicate greater journal prestige.
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8. Tittle of Article
• Utilization of personal protective equipment and associated
factors among building construction workers in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia, 2019
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9. Critical Appraisal of Tittle
• Clear indication of the focus of the study.
• Research question, aim and objectives is predictable through the title of the
study.
• Gives clear idea about study population i.e. building construction workers
and study setting i.e. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• No indication about the design of the study.
• Number of words used is appropriate.
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10. Authors
1. Addisu Alehegn Alemu: College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos
University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. addisua4@gmail.com
2. Meseret Yitayew: College of Health Sciences, Assosa University,
Assosa, Ethiopia.
3. Aklilu Azazeh and
4. Sofia Kebede:
Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, College
of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
 Corresponding author:
Correspondence to Addisu Alehegn Alemu.
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11. Critical Appraisal of Authors
• Total 4 authors
• Authors names, correspondence authors are clearly mentioned with
their respective study area and subject.
• The published material is related with the author’s speciality area.
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12. Abstract
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13. Critical Appraisal of Abstract
• Appropriate in its length (i.e. not exceeding 350 words as per journal
guideline.)
• The abstract is structured and informative.
• Comprehensive in its contents.
• Gives the gist of whole study.
• 3 keywords (i.e. Personal protective equipment, Construction workers,
Ethiopia) are used according to the guidelines of the journal.
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14. Introduction
• Personal protective equipment (PPE) is any equipment used to
eliminate or minimize a specific occupational injury by a worker. Its
utilization is a universal, legal requirement and recommended action
of workers to protect themselves from injuries in their workplace.
Though the occupational injury is a global public health problem, it is
the worst in the developing countries but can be prevented through
effective use of the necessary PPE during work.
• The prevalence of occupational injury is high which is by low PPE
usage.
• The aim of this study is to identify use of PPE and its determinants
among building construction workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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15. Critical Appraisal of Introduction
• It provides the background of the study.
• Logically presented and built on existing literature.
• All the citations are followed with correct references in the list of
references.
• Aim of the study is well-mentioned.
• The last paragraph presented the need for the study.
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16. Materials and methods
• Study setting: Selected construction sites of Addis Ababa city
• Study population: Building construction workers
• Sampling technique: Purposive sampling
• Sample size: 206
• Study duration: April 1 to May 18, 2019
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17. Materials and methods
• Study design: Institution based quantitative cross-sectional study
• Data collection tool: Data were collected using translated structured
Amharic questionnaires developed after intensive review of previous
studies related to this study
• Data collection technique: face-to-face interview
• Data were collected by 6 BSc health professionals under the
supervision of 2 MSc candidates.
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18. Materials and methods
• Statistical analysis: The collected data were entered into Epi Info
version 7.1 and exported to SPSS version 25, bivariate and
multivariate logistic regressions were performed.
• Validity & Reliability: Proper designing and pretesting of the
questionnaire in 5% (11 construction workers) of the participants
• Data quality:
Two days of training before and after the pretest was given to data
collectors and supervisors.
Daily checking for the incompleteness and inconsistencies of
questionnaires
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19. Materials and methods
• Ethical approval:
Ethical clearance was taken from AAU College of Medicine ethical
review committees.
 A formal permission letter was obtained from the city government of
the Addis Ababa Construction office before data collection for each
study site.
 Written informed consent was taken after a clear description of the
objectives of the study and its procedures for participants before
proceeding data collection
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20. Critical Appraisal of Materials and Methods
• Study population was defined as building construction workers.
• Ethical clearance is taken from concerned authorities.
• The study design is appropriate for studying the research problem.
• All the study variables are operationally defined, logical and
measurable.
• Training was provided to data collectors.
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21. Results
• This study showed that 38% of participants utilized at least one PPE.
• The majority (41.1%) of the participants’ reason for not using PPE
were the unavailability of PPE followed by absence of orientation on
using PPE (21.3%).
• The majority (35.3%) and (32.2%) of participants knew abrasion as a
type of injury and suffered from abrasion respectively.
• Factors associated with utilization of PPE were the presence of
training on PPE use (AOR = 4.8; 95% CI: 2.3, 10.3), presence of
safety training (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI:1.5, 5.2), safety orientation before
commencing work (AOR = 4.0; 95% CI:1.9, 9.0) and presence of
supervision (AOR = 5.0; 95% CI:1.9, 13).
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22. Critical Appraisal of Results
• The results are presented in logical and comprehensible manner.
• The important results are presented in both table and text manner.
• The tables, charts and graphs are numbered and titled properly.
• The data given in text and tables matches with each other.
• The results are based on aim and objectives of the study.
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23. Discussion
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24. Critical Appraisal of Discussion
• The authors had discussed other studies that both support and
contradicts their findings.
• It highlights the important findings of study.
• There is enough explanation of all significant findings.
• Authors had discussed about the limitations of the study.
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25. Conclusion
• PPE utilization among building construction workers in Addis Ababa
was low i.e 38%.
• The main reasons for non-utilization of PPE were unavailability of the
materials and the absence of orientation on using PPE.
• The presence of PPE use training, presence of safety training, safety
orientation, and governmental supervision were factors associated with
PPE utilization.
• There should be continuous supervision of construction sites to assure
all workers get material and training on how to use it.
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26. Critical Appraisal of Conclusion
• Conclusion are meaningful and supported by the results drawn.
• Based on aim and objective of the study.
• Has answered the research question.
• Appropriate suggestions have been provided.
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27. References
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28. References
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29. Critical Appraisal of References
• References are cited as per the recommended guidelines by the journal
(i.e. Vancouver style of referencing).
• References have been presented according to specific scientific
conventions.
• Total 46 references
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30. Strengths
• Article published in reliable and reputed journal.
• All the keywords are well-defined.
• Training was given to data collectors and supervisors about study
objectives, data collection techniques.
• The comparison between results of other studies is done well with
possible reasons of differences.
• The article is reliable and helpful for further purposes.
• The data that support the findings of this study are available from the
corresponding authors upon reasonable request.
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31. Weaknesses
• Since the list was taken from the employers, workers who might be
absent from work due to injury might not be included in this study.
• Articles didn’t find new findings.
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32. Overall significance of the article
• The findings of the article are believable.
• The research is based on scientific evidence generated.
• The article can be very useful for review in similar research.
• It contributes to employers in conducting training on PPE use for strengthening
the workers safety and improving the productivity of manufacturing industries.
• Contributes to the scientific society for further studies.
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33. Contribution of article in my research
• My research title: Occupational health hazard and use of personal
protective equipment among industrial workers of Pokhara
• It provides relevant literature for my research.
• Questionnaire in the study can be helpful while developing questionnaire of
my research.
• Results obtained here can be used for the comparison of the study.
• References in the article can be guide for my research.
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34. Questions?
Queries?
Suggestions?
Feedbacks?
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35. Thank You!
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