Survey of general health status and the factors affecting in it among industry staffs in Kerman

Introduction & Aims: From World Health Organization’s point of view, health is well-being in terms of physical, social and mental not merely the absence of disease. Public health is the very important factor in the industries if neglecting, its effects on both individuals and organization would be irreparable. This study aimed to assess the general health condition and its effective factors in an industry staff. Methods: This was across sectional study and all employees in this industry were recurred or collected by census (n= 110). The demographic questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was used for data collection. Data analysis was performed by using SPSS software (Ver.20) and the independent t-tests, ANOVA and Spearman correlation coefficient test.Results: Based on the results, the average score for general health in sub-groups of physical disorders was 6.06±2.78, anxiety was 4.01±2.64, social disorder was 11.97±3.98 and depression was 3.30 ±3.74. In these sub-groups 67.3%, 82.7%, 7.3% and 85.5% of the subjects were in healthy group. There was no statistically significant difference between the variables of age and work history, and score of public health sub-groups whereas there was a statistically significant difference between the total score of general health and education.Conclusion: Factors such as education can be named as effective factor on the general health condition of employees in this industry. In the present study, a very small percentage of individuals in social disorder sub-groups, were normal. Therefore, by conducting survey and focus in this area and executive decisions positively, we can contribute to increase general health condition.*Corresponding Author: Emkani Mojtaba, Master of Science, department of occupational health engineering, School of Public Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.Email: mojtabaemkani@gmail.com