SURVEY ON INTEGRATED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES AMONG TOURISM WORKERS

Abstract

This survey aims to screen occupational disease, non-communicable disease, communicable disease, and preventive behavior among tourism workers at basic occupational health services.  The population was 134 tourism workers at basic occupational health services of the Pinus Pengger, Puncak Becici, Lintang Sewu, and Pinus Asri. The sample consisted of 77 workers who came during a health screening conducted by Dlingo 2^nd, a community health center in Bantul, on 25 and 30 December 2023, Data collection was done by accidental sampling. Data collection involved interviews, questionnaires, and analysis describing occupational diseases, general diseases, and healthy living behaviors. The study found respondents aged 25-48 years, who were generally low-educated. The health screening revealed that 45.45% were obese (BMI>18-25), 72.72% had hypertension or prehypertension, and common occupational complaints included lower back pain. One case of suspected tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus was identified.  This study found poor preventive behaviors, reflecting a dual disease burden among tourism workers: occupational diseases, and communicable and non-communicable diseases.  These findings are a small illustration of the double burden of disease in the tourism worker group: occupational diseases, infectious diseases, and non-infectious diseases. These conditions are preventable through healthy lifestyle changes and improved hazard and risk awareness, ensuring a safe physical and social environment. Enhancing occupational health literacy through information mobilization, surveillance, proper management, and effective behavior change programs is vital for disease prevention among workers.