Evaluation of the stress in the firefighters of the urban community of antananarivo
International Journal of Development Research
Evaluation of the stress in the firefighters of the urban community of antananarivo
Received 18th May, 2019; Received in revised form 19th June, 2019; Accepted 22nd July, 2019; Published online 28th August, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Sehenonavalona RANDRIAMBOLOLONA et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introduction: Firefighter stress is a specific work stress due to the urgency and the need for performance in the trade. The objective of our study is to evaluate stress among firefighters to determine stressors in firefighters and study their response to stress. Methodology: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, and monocentric study in the Antananarivo Urban Community Fire Station in Tsaralàlana for a period of 35 days. Results: A total of 36 firefighters were selected, with an average age of 35.41% in a predominantly male population. The most represented case was case # 3 with a highstressor score and a low stress score of 72%. Regarding stress, our study found that perfectionism is the main cause of stress found in firefighters with a rate of 72.20% with stressors like overwork in 55.50% of cases. Conclusion: The profession of firefighter is a high-risk occupation with several sources of stress, the consequences of which are numerous somatic and psychological.
