SELF-REPORTED HEALTH COMPLAINTS OF SCHOOL TEACHERS IN BENI-SUEF, EGYPT | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Occupational Medicine | ||
| Article 6, Volume 41, Issue 3, September 2017, Pages 413-428 PDF (9.89 M) | ||
| Document Type: Study paper | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejom.2017.3929 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ewis A1; Senosy S2 | ||
| 1Department of Public Health and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia | ||
| 2Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: Teachers may suffer mental and physical health problems due to the adverse effects of a variety of job functions and the heavy occupational stress they are exposed to with the frequent overtime work. Most of the previous studies focused on one type of health problems. Aim of work: To assess the prevalence of the self-reported health complaints among school teachers in Beni-Suef, Egypt with special emphasis to ascertain the impact of demographic, lifestyle and work-related characteristics on teachers’ health. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among teachers from 13 randomly-selected schools in Beni-Suef district. A total of 373 school teachers participated in the study by filling out a selfadministered questionnaire. Results: About 84.5% of studied school teachers reported at least one or more health complaints. The most frequently reported complaints included errors of refraction (33.5%), tiredness (21.7%), cough (20.9%), low back pain (20.6%), hoarseness of voice (19%), neck pain (16.9%) and joint pain (14.7%). Except for varicose veins, most of health complaints were significantly higher among male teachers than females. Additionally, teachers whose age was more than 40 years, from governmental schools, with Body Mass Index (BMI) >25, from rural areas, physically inactive, current smokers, and spending more than 2 hours/day watching TV were more likely to have at least one health complaint. Conclusion: School teachers in Beni- Suef have various self-reported health complaints that are prevalent and aggravated by different risk factors such as male gender, aging, residence, type of schools as well as the unhealthy lifestyle e.g., physical inactivity, increased BMI and smoking. We believe that encouraging teachers to adopt better health-promoting lifestyles will improve their health and decrease their complaints. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| teachers; self-reported; Subjective; Health and Complaints | ||
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