BAKARE QUBRAT OMOWUNMI

Community Health and Primary Care

At the Community Health And Primary Care department office

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Topic: Occupational Health - Focusing On The Health Of The Worker

Description: People work in various vocations between 8 - 12 hours per day and even more. During this period, the workers are exposed to a series of hazards in the workplace to which, many of the workers are not aware of. The hazards ranges from physical, chemical, mechanical, psycho-social, ergonomics and biological. Studies have shown that workers are deficient in the knowledge of such hazards which results in untoward health challenges in later life. The need to promote the health and well-being of the workers cannot be over-emphasized. Studies shall be conducted among various categories of workers to identify the gaps in knowledge and safety practices. Research into safety practices in the workplace and appropriate actions to institute occupational health management services in the workplace Findings from such studies shall influence policy directions on the need to prioritize the health of the workforce.

#	Certificate	School	Year
1.	FMCPH ()	National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria	2008

Work-Related Stress among academic staff of a higher institution in South-west, Nigeria: A Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Work-related stress has been described as a global epidemic of the 21st century. University lecturers are observed to be exposed to various degrees of occupational stress which influence their multiple roles to impart knowledge and skills to students. However, few studies have been conducted among university teachers in state-owned universities. This study assessed the prevalence of stress among university teachers in Lagos State.Methods: A cross-sectional study design among 424 respondents using a multi-stage sampling technique was conducted. Work Stress Questionnaire WSQ tool, covering 4 main domains, was used to assess work related stress among university lecturers in LASU, Ojo, Nigeria. Data was collected with kobo collect interviewer administered questionnaire, collated and analyzed using SPSS software version 25 software. Presented using descriptive percentages, summary measures and inferential statistics Chi-square test . Level of statistical significance set at p-value&0.05.Results: Mean age of respondents was 49.9+8.2SD. Male respondents were twice as more than female respondents. The majority 93.4% of respondents were married and average work experience in years was 16.7+8.6SD. Overall prevalence of work-related stress was 80.5% , with work to leisure time interference as 36.1% . Association between socio-demographic characteristics and work-related stress prevalence revealed family size, gender and work experience, to be statistically significant at p = 0.033, p = 0.028 and 0.009 respectively.Conclusion: The prevalence of work-related stress was high and associated with socio-demographic characteristics of respondents. Adequate awareness on work-life balance measures with enabling environment entrenched.

BAKARE OMOWUNMI is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Community Health and Primary Care

BAKARE has a FMCPH in from National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria