Key result
Bank workers show an ~18% hypertension prevalence, accompanied by high rates of occupational stress.
Why the study?
The banking industry workforce is exposed to long hours and low physical activity, potentially increasing hypertension risk, but knowledge and prevalence of these risk factors among bank workers in Benin-City were not well characterized.
Cross-Sectional (n=192)
No
Despite good knowledge of hypertension risk factors, bank workers in Nigeria have a high prevalence of hypertension and associated risk behaviors, highlighting the need for targeted health education and lifestyle interventions.
Occupational hypertension screening in bank workers may merit evaluation; leaves open causal links and intervention needs in similar cohorts.
Hypertension is one of the chronic non-communicable conditions in the developing countries. The banking industry, which is very demanding of its workforce, as evidenced by its long banking hours, with little physical activity could predispose bank workers to developing hypertension. The focus of this study is therefore to determine the knowledge and prevalence of risk factors of hypertension among workers in the banking industry in Benin- City, Edo- State, Nigeria. This cross-sectional study was carried out among workers in the banking industry in Benin–City, Edo–State, Nigeria. A simple random sampling method was used for the selection of eight banks. All the workers in the eight banks were included in the study. A total of 192 questionnaires was retrieved and analysed. Results: The prevalence of hypertension among bank workers was 17.7%. Ninety- three (48.4%) of the respondents had a correct knowledge of hypertension while 138 (70.8%) of them had a good knowledge about the complications of hypertension. One hundred and twenty five (65.1%) respondents had good knowledge about risk factors of hypertension. Eighty- five (44.3%) of the respondents, and 30(15.6%) of the respondents took alcohol and smoked respectively. Fifteen (7.8%) of the respondents were obese. More males than females consumed alcohol, smoked and added extra salt to food. This difference was found to be statistically significant for only alcohol and smoking. Sixty–two (32.3%) of the respondents added extra salt to their food while, 173 (90.1%) of the respondents believed their work was stressful. About half of the respondents (50.9%) worked for more than 8hrs per day, while 75% of them worked 6 days per week. Conclusion: This study has shown that a significant number of bank workers had hypertension. There was also a high prevalence of the risk factors of hypertension among the study population despite their good knowledge about these risk factors and the complications of hypertension. Therefore, there is need for rigorous health education on risk factors avoidance and reduction among bank workers. Keywords: hypertension, knowledge, prevalence The Tropical Journal of Health Sciences Vol. 12(1) 2005: 26-30
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Ofili et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=192). Banking industry employment and associated lifestyle factors vs. null was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension. Among bank workers in Benin-City, Nigeria, the prevalence of hypertension was 17.7%, accompanied by a high prevalence of risk factors such as occupational stress (90.1%) and alcohol consumption (44.3%).
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