Prevalence of sick building syndrome symptoms and its associated factors among bank employees in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal

摘要

A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the prevalence of sick buildingsyndrome symptoms and its associated factors among bank employees. Data werecollected through a self-administered MM040NA questionnaire among 234 employeesof commercial banks in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal. The prevalence of general,ocular, respiratory, and dermal sick building syndrome symptoms was 47.6%,11.9%, 11.9%, and 8.1%, respectively. The perceived indoor physical environmentwas a significant predictor of sick building syndrome symptoms. Besides this, age,disturbance from temperature and work pressure were significantly associated withgeneral symptoms. Ocular symptoms were significantly associated with disturbancefrom noise at their workplaces and support from fellow workers. Respiratory symptomswere significantly associated with the time spent working with a photocopymachine. Proper maintenance of room temperature, noise control, good ventilationsystem, and promotion of supportive psychosocial working environment at banks isimportant to prevent and control the suffering of employees from SBS symptoms.