The prevalence of hypertension and its determinants factors among workers at port container terminal

MOHAMAD DAUD, NURUL IZZATI (2020) The prevalence of hypertension and its determinants factors among workers at port container terminal. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Background: Port workers have high potential to develop hypertension due to their work nature that exposed to high altitude working area, long working hours and other factors. However, limited studies were done regarding this issue. Most workers at port container terminals were male who are at higher risk to get hypertension according to National Health and Morbidity Survey 2019. It is important for the port workers to maintain a healthy lifestyle for them to improve their quality of work as well as to avoid from getting chronic diseases like hypertension. Objectives: This cross-sectional study was aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension as well as to associate the factors with hypertension among the workers at port container terminal. This study also aimed to determine the most significant risks factors associated with hypertension. The factors that had been studied were socio demographic background (age, sex, race, marital status, family history, income, education level), lifestyle (BMI, smoking, physical activities, consumption of sodium in daily dietary intake and work- related factors (work shift and working hour). Methodology: A total of 200 male port terminal container workers participated in this study. Sociodemographic background, lifestyle, and work-related factors were obtained by using questionnaire which consists of 5 sections; A: Socio Demographic Information; B: Working Characteristics; C: Disease History; D; Sample Measurement; and E: Daily Dietary Intake. The blood pressure of the workers was obtained by using Omron HEM-7221-Z Automatic Blood Pressure Monitor. Results: The prevalence of hypertension among the workers was 50.5%. The most significant risk factors associated with hypertension were education level (OR=2.35, 95% CI: 1.14, 4.88) and BMI (OR=2.7, 95% CI: 1.09, 6.67). Conclusion: This study concluded that the high prevalence of hypertension among the workers were contributed by; low level of education and unhealthy BMI. Workers who had low education had 2.4 times risk of getting hypertension than those who had high education. Workers who had high or non-healthy BMI had 2.7 times risk of getting hypertension than those had healthy BMI. Thus, intervention programs are needed to be initiated by the company to educate the workers along with regular health monitoring to counter this problem from getting more serious. Keywords: Hypertension, prevalence, risk factors, workers, port container terminal

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Hafizzuddin Hamidon
Date Deposited:	24 Aug 2023 06:18
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2023 06:18
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/890

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