Health, safety, and environmental status of Iranian school: A systematic review
نویسندگان
1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
2 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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چکیده
Schools are considered as a first community, which plays an essential role in developing the child’slife skills; thus, it is important to provide safety and health in these places. Accordingly, health, safety,and environmental (HSE) issues in schools are among the important issues that should be considered.Therefore, the purpose of this study was to review the studies conducted on the HSE status of Iranianschools. A systematic search of databases, including Google Scholar, SID, PubMed, IRANDOC,MEDLIB, and Science Direct, was performed using keywords by March 2020. The reference listsof key studies were also scanned to find additional articles that are suitable to include in this study.Twenty‑five studies met the inclusion criteria. The results of the studies showed that the surveyedschools had favorable status in terms of HSE indicators, and only 12% of the studies reported poorstatus. About 88% of schools had favorable or average condition. Some cases, such as lack of safeemergency exit and inadequate ergonomic seats, have been reported, and some differences havebeen observed in schools in rural and urban areas. The results showed that the health and safetysituation in most of the urban schools in Iran is good and relatively favorable. However, there havealso been some problems; hence, the implementation of integrated HSE management is imperative toimprove the status of schools. Personal health education and safety education are also recommended.