Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen

Background: Apart from being exposed to various hazards, there are several other factors that contribute to the deterioration of traffic police health. Objectives: A cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the association of occupational, socio-demographic, and lifestyle factors with lung f...

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Autores principales:	Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil, Karmegam Karuppiah, Irniza Rasdi, Vivien How, Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin, Kulanthayan K. C. Mani, Sivasankar Sambasivam, Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof, Nurul Maizura Hashim
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Publicado:	Ubiquity Press 2020
Materias:	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:5e72a9a4408f439f9503abee6ca916b62021-12-02T15:39:39ZAssociations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen2214-999610.5334/aogh.2895https://doaj.org/article/5e72a9a4408f439f9503abee6ca916b62020-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/2895https://doaj.org/toc/2214-9996Background: Apart from being exposed to various hazards, there are several other factors that contribute to the deterioration of traffic police health. Objectives: A cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the association of occupational, socio-demographic, and lifestyle factors with lung functions in traffic policemen in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Johor Bahru (JB). Methods: A spirometer was used to measure lung function of subjects, whereas a self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain their information on background data, lifestyle, and occupational factors. The statistical test used was Spearman rho’s test and chi-square test; then, the factors were further tested using Logistic regressions. Findings: 134 male subjects were selected as respondents in this study with 83% response rate. Among all the factors tested, age (FVC: χ = 8.42(3), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 8.26(3), p = 0.04), rank (FVC: χ = 8.52(3), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 8.05(3), p = 0.04), duration of services (FVC: χ = 11.0(1), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 6.53(1), p = 0.01), and average working hours (with the Measured FVC (litre), r = –3.97, p < 0.001; Measured FEV1 (litre), r = –3.70, p < 0.001; Predicted FVC, r = –0.49, p < 0.001; Predicted FEV1, r = –0.47, p < 0.001; and %Ratio FEV1/FV, r = –0.47, p < 0.001) were significantly related to lung function among traffic police. Conclusions: Occupational factors play a crucial role, and hence, the authorities should take action in generating flexible working hours and the duration of services accordingly. The data from this study can help by serving as a reference to the top management of traffic police officers to develop occupational safety and health guideline for police officers to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA, Act 514 1994).Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad JamilKarmegam KaruppiahIrniza RasdiVivien HowShamsul Bahri Mohd TamrinKulanthayan K. C. ManiSivasankar SambasivamNur Athirah Diyana Mohammad YusofNurul Maizura HashimUbiquity PressarticleInfectious and parasitic diseasesRC109-216Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENAnnals of Global Health, Vol 86, Iss 1 (2020)
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topic	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
spellingShingle	Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil Karmegam Karuppiah Irniza Rasdi Vivien How Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin Kulanthayan K. C. Mani Sivasankar Sambasivam Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof Nurul Maizura Hashim Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
description	Background: Apart from being exposed to various hazards, there are several other factors that contribute to the deterioration of traffic police health. Objectives: A cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the association of occupational, socio-demographic, and lifestyle factors with lung functions in traffic policemen in Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Johor Bahru (JB). Methods: A spirometer was used to measure lung function of subjects, whereas a self-administered questionnaire was used to obtain their information on background data, lifestyle, and occupational factors. The statistical test used was Spearman rho’s test and chi-square test; then, the factors were further tested using Logistic regressions. Findings: 134 male subjects were selected as respondents in this study with 83% response rate. Among all the factors tested, age (FVC: χ = 8.42(3), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 8.26(3), p = 0.04), rank (FVC: χ = 8.52(3), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 8.05(3), p = 0.04), duration of services (FVC: χ = 11.0(1), p = 0.04), (FEV: χ = 6.53(1), p = 0.01), and average working hours (with the Measured FVC (litre), r = –3.97, p < 0.001; Measured FEV1 (litre), r = –3.70, p < 0.001; Predicted FVC, r = –0.49, p < 0.001; Predicted FEV1, r = –0.47, p < 0.001; and %Ratio FEV1/FV, r = –0.47, p < 0.001) were significantly related to lung function among traffic police. Conclusions: Occupational factors play a crucial role, and hence, the authorities should take action in generating flexible working hours and the duration of services accordingly. The data from this study can help by serving as a reference to the top management of traffic police officers to develop occupational safety and health guideline for police officers to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA, Act 514 1994).
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author	Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil Karmegam Karuppiah Irniza Rasdi Vivien How Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin Kulanthayan K. C. Mani Sivasankar Sambasivam Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof Nurul Maizura Hashim
author_facet	Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil Karmegam Karuppiah Irniza Rasdi Vivien How Shamsul Bahri Mohd Tamrin Kulanthayan K. C. Mani Sivasankar Sambasivam Nur Athirah Diyana Mohammad Yusof Nurul Maizura Hashim
author_sort	Putri Anis Syahira Mohamad Jamil
title	Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
title_short	Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
title_full	Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
title_fullStr	Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
title_full_unstemmed	Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen
title_sort	associations of occupational, socio-demographic and lifestyle factors with lung functions in malaysian traffic policemen
publisher	Ubiquity Press
publishDate	2020
url	https://doaj.org/article/5e72a9a4408f439f9503abee6ca916b6
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Associations of Occupational, Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Factors with Lung Functions in Malaysian Traffic Policemen

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