Work related stress and coping mechanisms among bankers in Lagos

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dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorEzeobika, E.N.
dc.contributor.authorOkafor, I.P.
dc.contributor.authorOwoeye, O.B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-08T13:45:41Z
dc.date.available2019-11-08T13:45:41Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: This study assessed knowledge, prevalence, associated factors and mechanisms of coping with stress among bankers in Lagos State. METHODS: It was a descriptive cross sectional study. A two stage sampling technique was used to select two hundred and twenty seven (227) respondents. Data was collected using a structured self administered questionnaire. The analysis was done using Epi-info version 2002 software and Chi Square was used to determine association between variables at p value 0.05. Fischer's Exact test was used where Chi-square was not valid. RESULTS: The age range of respondents was between 20 and 49 years while the mean age was 31.3 +/- 5.0 years. Only 3.6% had good level of knowledge about stress, 42.2% had fair level while more than half of the respondents had poor level of knowledge about stress (54.3%). Majority (67.0%) of the respondents were moderately stressed while one quarter (24.7%) were highly stressed. Majority (92.4%) of the respondents used good coping mechanisms though 69.5% of the respondents also used bad coping mechanisms. A greater proportion of those who had poor knowledge about stress were stressed or highly stressed (p = 0.002). A statistically significant association was also found between the departments in the bank and level of stress of the respondents (p = 0.002). CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION: The prevalence of stress was high among the bank workers studied. It is recommended that effective stress management programmes are implemented to address the problem of stress among bank workersen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSelfen_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatona FA, Ezeobika E N, Okafor IP, Owoeye OBA. Work related stress and coping mechanisms among bankers in Lagos, Nigeria. Afr J Med. Sci. 2014 ;43(1):59-65en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6770
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfr J Med. Sci.;Vol.43(1)
dc.subjectWorken_US
dc.subjectWork-related stressen_US
dc.subjectbank workersen_US
dc.subjectcoping mechanismsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleWork related stress and coping mechanisms among bankers in Lagosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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