Ashon Daniel Oluwatobi; Oladipupo Basirat Olushola; Ogunbamowo Waliu Babatunde; Igwe Sandra Chidiebere and Jatto Opeyemi Basirat

Department of Human Kinetics, Sports and Health Education, Lagos State University

Abstract

This study examined work place condition and health implication among information technology professionals in Lagos State. Two research questions and hypotheses were postulated while the descriptive research design was used. The study comprised of all information technology professionals from six key areas of specialization in Lagos State while 300 information technology professionals were selected. The research instrument adopted the “Workplace Condition and Health Implication Questionnaire (WCAHIQ)” which was distributed, collected and analysed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages for demographics and inferential statistics of Regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance to test the hypothesis while Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.86 was obtained for the reliability of the instrument. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant relationship between work place condition and occurrence of work stress among information technology professionals in Lagos State (R²=0.287, F=119.812; P<0.05). Further findings revealed that, there was significant relationship between work place conditions and occurrence of sleep disorder among information technology professionals in Lagos State (R²=0.101, F=33.505; P<0.05). It was recommended that IT professionals take regular breaks during work hours to relax and get refreshed.