The Individual Factor and the Quality of Building’s Physical Environment in Correlation with the Occurrence of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) on Employees of PT. Telkom Jember

Abstract

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a situation in which occupants complained about health and comfort issues, which are related to time spent in a building, but the symptoms are not specific and the cause can’t be identified, such as lethargy, nasal congestion, dry throat, headache, itchy eyes, sore eyes, dry eyes, runny nose, tense eyes, sore, sore neck or back, in the same period. There are 45.7% of employees in PT. Telkom Jember who got Sick Building Syndrome. This study aims to analyze the correlation of individual factor and quality of the physical environment of building with Sick Building Syndrome occurrence of employees in PT. Telkom Jember. This study uses an analytical study with Cross-Sectional approach. The populations were employees of PT. Telkom Jember. The samples were 35 respondents using Simple Random Sampling technique. The analysis used chi-square test (a = 0.05). The results showed that there was a correlation between age, occupation, and smoking behavior with Sick Building Syndrome (p-value <0.05) and there wasn’t a correlation between sex, psychosocial condition, nutritional status and physical environment quality (temperature, humidity, airflow velocity, and illumination) with the occurrence of Sick Building Syndrome (p-value> 0.05). It can be concluded that the incidence of Sick Building Syndrome on employees of PT. Telkom Jember is less experienced by Sick Building Syndrome.