Assessment of indoor air quality in neonatal intensive care units in government hospitals in Gaza Strip, Palestine

العناوين الأخرى

تقييم جودة الهواء الداخلي في أقسام العناية المركزة لحديثي الولادة في المستشفيات الحكومية بقطاع غزة-فلسطين

مقدم أطروحة جامعية

Abu Shamh, Iyad Muhammad Salamah

مشرف أطروحة جامعية

al-Jaysh, Yusuf Ibrahim
al-Madhun, Wisam Ahmad

أعضاء اللجنة

al-Lahham, Nahid Ali
Abu Hein, Ziyad Hasan

الجامعة

الجامعة الإسلامية

الكلية

كلية العلوم

القسم الأكاديمي

قسم البيئة و علوم الأرض

دولة الجامعة

فلسطين (قطاع غزة)

الدرجة العلمية

ماجستير

تاريخ الدرجة العلمية

2014

الملخص الإنجليزي

-The indoor air quality is considered one of the most important factors that affect the residents of indoors, and hospitals - especially the closed units such as the neonatal intensive care units - places that most prone to poor ventilation.

The aim of this study was to assess of indoor air quality in three neonatal intensive care units, which were chosen geographically to represent the Gaza strip.

The study adopted two methods to gather information, firstly: field work, by measuring carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity and suspended particles using special devices, and secondly: a questionnaire exploring views of the staff (doctors and nurses) about indoor air quality and the impact of these elements on them.

The study was conducted on 4 March until 22 March 2013, where 108 questionnaires have been filled out in parallel with measurements.

41% of the sample are doctors, 59% nurses, 68% males, 32%females, 56% have bachelor degrees, and 55% have more than five year experience.

43% of the sample were in the NICU of the Shifa Hospital, 35% in the NICU of the Gaza European Hospital, and 22% in the NICU of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital.

The study showed that the average concentrations of carbon dioxide were often close to the maximum standard of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and sometimes exceed the limit, especially in the NICU of Shifa Hospital.

While the concentrations of carbon monoxide are consistent with the standards recommended by the Environmental Protection Agency in all places of study.

As well, the study showed that the temperature was in all places of the study on normal rates, but sometimes it was at Shifa Hospital very close to the limit.

While the degree of relative humidity complied with the American standard.

For concentrations of suspended particles, it has also complied with the standard of the United States Agency for Environmental Protection.

The study also showed that 60% of employees suffer from the sick building syndrome, where 83% suffer from tired and fatigue, while76% suffer from headache, 78% of them believe that these symptoms are related to their workplace, and 71% of them disappear the symptoms after they leave work.

The results of the statistical analysis (ANOVA) indicated the existence of a statistical significance when compared to the results of the variables for each hospital separately.

التخصصات الرئيسية

علوم الأرض و المياه و البيئة

الموضوعات

• تكييف الهواء
• فلسطين
• قطاع غزة
• التهوية
• الجوانب الصحية

عدد الصفحات

110

قائمة المحتويات

• APA
• MLA
• AMA

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

نوع البيانات

رسائل جامعية

رقم السجل

BIM-533003