Department of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Salale University, Fitche, Ethiopia.
Adelaide Exposure Science and Health, School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
PLoS One. 2024 Apr 18;19(4):e0299957. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299957. eCollection 2024.
Ethiopia is experiencing high prevalence of occupational morbidity and disability. One of the main contributing reasons is a low utilization of personal protective equipment (PPE). Previous studies on PPE utilization and association with educational status among industry workers were largely inconsistent. Therefore, this meta-analysis is aimed to pool the magnitude of PPE utilization and its association with educational status among industry workers in Ethiopia.
A compressive search of international databases and libraries including Scopus, PubMed, MedNar, Embase, MEDLINE, the web of science, Google Scholar, the JBI Library, African Journals Online, and Science direct will be carried out to locate published reports. Two independent reviewers will screen the records for inclusion using standardized JBI tools. Before extracting and synthesizing data, the selected studies will undergo a rigorous critical appraisal. If appropriate, a meta-analysis will be conducted. Cochrane Q-test and I2-test statistics will be used to assess the heterogeneity between studies. If necessary, meta-regression and subgroup analyses will be conducted to explore potential reasons for any inconsistency and heterogeneity. Sensitivity analysis will be performed to assess the effect of a single study on the pooled magnitude estimates. Funnel plots, along with Egger's and Begg's tests, will be used to assess the presence of publication bias. PROSPERO registration number: PROSPERO, CRD42022364562.
埃塞俄比亚的职业发病率和残疾率很高。其中一个主要原因是个人防护设备（PPE）的利用率低。先前关于工业工人 PPE 利用率及其与教育程度关系的研究结果差异较大。因此，本荟萃分析旨在汇总埃塞俄比亚工业工人 PPE 利用率及其与教育程度关系的幅度。
对国际数据库和图书馆进行全面搜索，包括 Scopus、PubMed、MedNar、Embase、MEDLINE、Web of Science、Google Scholar、JBI 图书馆、非洲期刊在线和Science direct，以查找已发表的报告。两名独立评审员将使用标准化的 JBI 工具筛选符合纳入标准的记录。在提取和综合数据之前，将对选定的研究进行严格的评价。如果合适，将进行荟萃分析。Cochrane Q 检验和 I2 检验统计量将用于评估研究之间的异质性。如有必要，将进行荟萃回归和亚组分析，以探索任何不一致和异质性的潜在原因。敏感性分析将用于评估单个研究对汇总幅度估计值的影响。漏斗图以及 Egger 和 Begg 检验将用于评估存在发表偏倚的情况。PROSPERO 注册号：PROSPERO，CRD42022364562。
