Title of article :
Assessment of Safety Status by Audit Method in Student Dormitories of Kashan University of Medical Sciences (2017)
Author/Authors :
Khajehvandi, Ali Asghar Departments of Occupational Health and Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Karamali, Fahimeh Departments of Occupational Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Mousavi, Gholam Abbas Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Kashan University of Medical Sciences - Biostatistics and Public Health- Faculty of Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Saberi, Hamid Reza Departments of Occupational Health and Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Zabeti, Fatemeh Departments of Occupational Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Kaveh, Mahdieh Departments of Occupational Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences , Behzadi, Mojtaba Departments of Occupational Health - Kashan University of Medical Sciences
Abstract :
Aims: Dormitories as the second home of students are very decisive in increasing their academic quality. Unfortunately, dormitories of the
universities in Iran are not safe due to a large number of causes. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the level of safety
of the dormitories at Kashan University of Medical Sciences using the audit method. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was
conducted by the safety audit checklist at Kashan University of Medical Sciences. The checklists were completed by observation, interviewing,
and document control. The safety status index (SSI) was then used to evaluate the safety of the student dormitories. The SSI was then graded
based on the three scales of undesirable (below 50), moderate (50–75), and desirable (above 75). Results: According to the results, the
highest percentage of noncompliance with the safety dimensions and the different parts of the dormitory building was related to the safety
signs (99.12%) and warehouse (83.95%), respectively. Furthermore, the lowest percentage of noncompliance with the safety dimensions was
related to housekeeping and surface safety and public safety (33.3%). Such a noncompliance was related to staircases (53.84%) in different
parts of the dormitory building. Conclusion: This study showed that the safety was not desirable in the dormitories studied. Therefore, it
is recommended that a safety and healt
Keywords :
Checklist , dormitory , safety audit
Journal title :
International Archives of Health Sciences
