The factors related to work fatigue of block paving workers at CV. Sumbergalian in 2017

Abstract

Block paving workers play an important role in CV. SumberGalian with various tasks that require moderate to high work activities and they have to make as many as 600 blocks per day. This can cause workers to experience fatigue easily. Thus, this observational analytic with cross sectional approach research, aimed to determine the relationship of work stress, energy intake, work period and haemoglobin level with work fatigue in block paving workers in CV. SumberGalian, Makassar City in 2017. The total number of samples was 40 people, taken by exhaustive technique sampling. Data were taken from respondents using the Reaction Timer questionnaire to measure the work fatigue and Nutri Survey and food recall to obtain energy intake data. The data are then analysed using Chi-square test and logistic regression. The results showed that there was a relationship between work stress p = 0.002, energy intake p = 0.005, work period p= 0.028 with work fatigue among block paving workers at CV. SumberGalian. The most influential variable in this study was work stress.

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