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Symptom of Sick Building Syndrom at Employees Who Work by Online During Pandemic Covid 19

Authors
Fenita Purnama Sari Indah1, *, Tri Okta Ratnaningtyas1, Desi Nur Haifah1, Rita Dwi Pratiwi2, Nurwulan Adi Ismaya2
1Program Study of Public Health, STIKes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang, Pajajaran Street, South Of Tangerang City 15417, Indonesia
2Program Study of Nursing, STIKes Widya Dharma Husada Tangerang, Pajajaran Street, South Of Tangerang City 15417, Indonesia
*Corresponding author email: fenita.purnama@masda.ac.id
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Fenita Purnama Sari Indah
Available Online 16 November 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211102.101How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Symptom; Sick Building Syndrome; Online During Pandemic Covid 19
Abstract

A phenomenon related to health problems and the comfort of working or being in a closed room. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a symptoms such as flu, headache, throat irritation, weakness, cough, sneezing, runny nose, and difficulty concentrating. Many things trigger Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), for example, poor air circulation, chemical pollutants (cigarette smoke), and electromagnetic radiation that comes from mobile phones, computers, laptops, wi-fi, and etc). The more electronic devices used in a room, the greater the electromagnetic radiation that is generated. In South Tangerang City, it was found that out of 100 employees, there was 52 employees (52.0%) had complaints of sick building syndrome (SBS). The objective of this study was to analyze the factors associated with the symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) in employees who currently work from home in South Tangerang City. This study used an analytical method with a cross-sectional approach. The number of sample was 133 employees who work from home and work online using gadgets. The results showed that there was a correlation between working period (p-value = 0.040), smoking behaviour (p-value = 0.030), and psychosocial conditions (p-value = 0.030) with symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Based on the results of this study, employees have to always maintain a healthy body, by controlling the time between work and rest, and relaxing or stretching muscles when the symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) begin to be felt.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (ICoRSH 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
16 November 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-448-3
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211102.101How to use a DOI?
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© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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