Introduction:Welding is associated with workplace hazards that can affect the health of those who engaged in it as they are exposed to harmful dust.Subjects and Methods:This was a health education intervention study carried out among self-employed electric arc welder. Data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire and health education intervention was carried out between the preintervention and postintervention stages. Epi-info version 3.5.1 software package was used for data analysis and Chi-square analysis was used to determine the statistical significance of observed differences between the study and control groups before the intervention and after intervention. Level of significance was set at a P < 0.05.Results:At the preintervention phase, 285 respondents were interviewed in each of the study and control groups, while 280 study respondents and 275 control respondents were available for the postintervention phase of the study. Before the intervention, 279 (97.9%) of the respondents in the study group were aware of eye goggles as a means of protection, 20 (7%) were aware of welding helmet, 206 (72.3%) were aware of hand gloves and 4 (1.4%) were aware of face mask. All showed a significant increase in awareness postintervention (P < 0.05) while there was no significant increase in awareness in the control group.Conclusion:Health education brought about a significant increase in awareness and use of personal protective equipment among the welders. There is a need for proper education of welders on workplace hazards, the types and use of different protective devices in other to safeguard their health.

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Objective: Vision is regarded as the most important source of information during driving. The need for good eye care practices among the commercial drivers therefore cannot be overemphasized. This study aimed to determine the eye care practices of commercial drivers in a developing country and their association with involvement in road traffic crash (RTC). Methods:A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among 328 registered commercial drivers in Ilorin metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling method was used to select the participants while semi-structured, interviewer administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on the socio-demography, eye care practices and involvement in RTC.Results: Data was analysed using SPSS version 18. The level of significance was set at p-value of less or equal to 0.05. Most (75.8%) of the commercial drivers had clear knowledge on good eye care practices. Majority, 79.6% of them had poor eye care practice. Only one-fifth of the drivers who practice good eye care had been involved in RTC in the last five years (p = 0.548). There was no statistically significant association between good eye care practices and involvement in RTC. Conclusion:Good eye care practice especially regular eye check at the hospital can help in early detection of poor visual function to enable prompt intervention. The consequences of RTC could be very fatal, it is therefore imperative for commercial drivers to always exhibit good eye care practices bearing in mind the major role of vision in driving. Resume Objectif: la vision est considérée comme la source d'information la plus importante pendant la conduite. Le besoin de bonnes pratiques de soins oculaires chez les conducteurs commerciaux ne peut donc pas être trop souligné. Cette étude visait à déterminer les pratiques de soins oculaires des conducteurs commerciaux dans un pays en développement et leur association avec la participation à un accident du trafic routier (RTC). Keywords Méthodes:Une étude descriptive transversale a été menée auprès de 328 conducteurs commerciaux enregistrés dans la métropole Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. La méthode d'échantillonnage aléatoire à plusieurs étapes a été utilisée pour sélectionner les participants en semi-structuré, le questionnaire administré par l'intervieweur a été utilisé pour obtenir des informations sur la sociodémographie, les pratiques de soins oculaires et la participation à la RTC. Résultats:Les données ont été analysées à l'aide de la version 18 de SPSS. Le niveau d'importance a été fixé à une valeur p inférieure ou égale à 0,05. La plupart (75,8%) des conducteurs commerciaux avaient une connaissance claire des bonnes pratiques de soins oculaires. En majorité, 79,6% d'entre eux avaient une mauvaise pratique des soins oculaires. Seulement un cinquième des conducteurs qui pratiquent de bons soins de l'oeil ont été impliqués dans RTC au cours des cinq dernières années (p = 0.548). Il n'y avait aucune association statistiquement significative entre les bonnes...