Hypertension in the Workplace: Study among Workers in an Oil Production Company in Pointe-Noire..

Hypertension is a serious public health problem that affects people all over the world. The study was prompted by the almost nonexistent data on hypertension in the Congolese oil field.Describe the hypertensive worker's epidemiological profile in a Congolese oil production company in the city of Pointe-Noire. Methodology: There were 815 workers in this observational research, which used descriptive cross in the collection of retrospective results.Workers were given a questionnaire after giving their informed consent, and variables including weight, height, and blood pressure were taken.

The EPI INFO 7 programme was used for statistical analysis. The prevalence of hypertension in staff was 16.3 percent, with a major disparity (p0.05) between men and women (18.0 percent in men and 8.0 percent in women).Obesity and overweight were found in 25.8% and 19.0% of hypertensive workers, respectively.Obese employees were 5 times more likely than others to develop hypertension, and this difference was statistically important (p 0.001).Hypertension has been linked to a number of risk factors, including age, gender, BMI, and diabetes.The higher the worker's age, the greater the risk of developing hypertension (p0.001). Other variables, such as sports participation and smoking, were not found to be significantly linked to hypertension (p 0.05). Conclusion: Hypertension is a concerning disease among Congolese oil workers.It will be critical to improve employee communication with the goal of raising awareness and improving actions.

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