A Study on Impact of Work Stress among Mat Factory Workers in Kano – Nigeria in 2015

  • سال انتشار: 1395
  • محل انتشار: فصلنامه بهداشت، ایمنی و محیط زیست، دوره: 4، شماره: 2
  • کد COI اختصاصی: JR_IJHSE-4-2_004
  • زبان مقاله: انگلیسی
  • تعداد مشاهده: 283
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نویسندگان

Olatunde Ajani Oyelaran

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ikole Campus, Federal University, Oye –Ekiti, Nigeria

Yau Yusuf Tudunwada

Heavy Equipment and Machinery Development Institute, Bauchi, Nigeria

James Kehinde Abidoye

Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute, Kumbotso - Kano, Nigeria

Olawale Mansur Sanusi

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Ikole Campus, Federal University, Oye –Ekiti, Nigeria

چکیده

The focus of this study is to find out the level of work stress and the major causes of work stress among mat factory workers in Kano - Nigeria. 140 sets of questionnaire were distributed to the mat workers and 121 questionnaires come back to the researchers (response rate: 86.43%). 106 workers were male representing 87.60%. Their average age was 32.52 ±4.50 and average working experience was 10.4±6.4. The data collected were analyzed using Henry Garrett ranking method the results of the study identifies management attitude towards worker (difficult relationships with administrators and/ or coworkers, managerial bullying, harassment, etc.) as one of the major cause of stress among mat factory workers. Others include and not limited to toxic work environment, negative workload, types of hours worked, role conflict, lack of autonomy, career development barriers, and organizational climate. Some of the symptoms of stress shows that feeling tired, depressed and anxious rank first (65.04), experiencing headache and blood pressure rank second (55.70), unable to relax, concentrate and sleep third (54.62), others are distressed and irritable 951.64), low back pain, Joint & neck pain 951.45), increased absenteeism (42.80), increase alcohol and smoking (42.09), decrease commitment to work (41.12), lastly was the moodiness and feeling lonely 940.36). From the results it shows that mat factory workers in Kano – Nigeria are working under heavy stress.

کلیدواژه ها

Stress, Stressors, Occupational Health, Impact and Consequences

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