Community Health Journal

Community Health Journal

Assessing the Adequacy of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of of the Female Hairdressers Working in the Gorgan Beauty Salons Towrads Infectious Diseases

Authors
M Sadeghi 1
A Charkazi 2
A Zafarzadeh 1
P Borgheie 3
S Garezgar 4
S Davoudinia 4
1 Assistant professor of Environmental Health Engineering, Environmental Health Research Center, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor of Health Education, School of health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
3 BSc of Environmental Health Engineering, Health center of Kalaleh, Golestan, Iran.
4 Student of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Observing the hygieninc and sanitary rules by beauty salons’ staff has a key roles in the promotion of general health.The aim of this study was to assess the adequacy of knowledge, attitude and practice of the female staff working in the Gorgan female beauty salons towards  infectious diseases .

Materials and Methods: The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytic approach, consisting of all female beauty salons in Gorgan (150 salons). The gathering data tool was a standard questionnaire designed by Honarvar and colleagues.. The collected data were then analyzed using central distribution index, frequency distribution and Pearson correlation analysis.

Results: The findings of the study showed that the rate of the knowledge, attitude and practice of the hairdressers about infectious diseases and disinfection process were 83.3, 84.16 and 95.7 percent respectively. Significant and positive correlations were observed between the values of  knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice, ,and  attitude and practice (p<0.01). Beauty salons were found to be convenient places by the hairdressers for tattooing (%84.7) and removal of small skin lesionsc(%88.7).  

Conclusion: The findings of the present study showed that the rate of knowledge, attitude and practice of the hairdressers about the infectious diseases was higher than the moderate level.. It seems that  taking  adequate mandatory and certificate-based training courses may promote the levels of these parameters among beauty salons’ staff.
Keywords
Knowledge
Attitude
Practice
Beauty salons
Infectious Diseases
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