The Establishment of the Proportion of Stress Levels and Its Association with the Demographic Factors among Individuals That Participated in the Taxpayers’ Appreciation Week 2018, Kampala, Uganda

Abstract

Introduction: Stress can affect people of all ages, genders and circumstances and can lead to both physical and psychological health issues. Stress is the emotional and physical strain caused by our response to pressure from the outside world. Chronic stress affects your capability to concentrate, act professionally and efficiently and makes you more accident-prone. Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the association between the various levels of stress with the demographic factors among individuals that participated in Uganda’s tax payer’s appreciation week in the year 2018 held in Kampala. Methodology: This study utilised a cross-sectional study design that incorporated quantitative research methods and convenience sampling technique was used in this study to gather the information from the 390 respondents. Data were analysed using SPSS version 20; univariate and bivariate analysis was done to measure the association between stress and the participant’s demographic characteristics. Results: This research study revealed that none of the variables (age, gender, marital status and education level) was statistically significant with stress levels, hence no association was established. Conclusion: The results from this research indicated that there was no significant association between the demographic factors of the respondents and stress levels. Furthermore, the proportion of stress levels showed that majority of the respondents recruited for this research study were moderately stressed (54.2%) and the minority had low stress (18.9%). Recommendations: Individuals should maintain a healthy lifestyle both physically, emotionally and socially to keep their stress levels low or moderate.