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  "abstract": "Background: Ergonomics is fundamental to improving safety and efficiency in offices. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a health education intervention on office workers’ knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) regarding ergonomics and to determine their predictors.\n\nMethods: For this intervention study, 230 office workers were split into two equal groups. A validated KAP office ergonomics questionnaire and a health education intervention were given to the intervention group, while the control group only received the questionnaire. Three months later, both groups received a post-test questionnaire.\n\nResults: The post-test KAP scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group (37.2 versus 30.9, 23.4 versus 28.3, and 17.0 versus 10.3, respectively, P < 0.05). Workers’ office ergonomics knowledge, attitude, and practice scores significantly improved following the health education intervention ( P < 0.05). Adequate knowledge and a positive attitude were significantly predicted by being younger (adjusted OR: 7.8 and 10.7), having a high level of education (adjusted OR: 8.9 and 2.5), using a computer (adjusted OR: 7.0 and 5.0), working long hours on a computer (adjusted OR: 3.1 and 3.0), and having a short job duration (adjusted OR: 5.2 and 12.3) within the intervention group. There was a significant positive correlation between the knowledge and practice scores ( r = 0.469, P < 0.05).\n\nConclusions: The outcomes of the study demonstrated that office workers who received health education had significantly enhanced their KAP after a three-month follow-up. This highlights the importance of office workers’ ergonomics education to ensure workplace safety and improve their well-being and productivity.\n\nTrial registration: The study was retrospectively registered at the Pan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR) (ID: PACTR202604893125732) on 29 April 2026.",
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    {
      "name": "Faten Ezzelarab Younis"
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    {
      "name": "Sally Abdelwanees"
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    {
      "name": "Amira Mohamed Abdel-Monaem"
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    {
      "name": "Shaimaa Yaihya Abdel-Raouf",
      "orcid": "0000-0002-7010-8055"
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  "doi": "10.1186/s12889-026-29505-4",
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  "pdf_url": "https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12889-026-29505-4.pdf",
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  "published": "2026-10-07",
  "publisher": "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
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  "title": "The impact of health education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice of office workers about office ergonomics: a randomized controlled trial",
  "title_text": "The impact of health education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and practice of office workers about office ergonomics: a randomized controlled trial",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:19:54Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/6ysccs4s79s5t",
  "venue": "BMC Public Health",
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