PREVALENCE OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE (NCD) RISK FACTORS AMONG EMPLOYEES IN THE KOSPEN PLUS PROGRAMME IN MALAYSIA

Rama Krishna Supramanian, Fadzrul Hafiz Johani, Nur Nadhirah Johari, Priya Ragunath, Feisul Idzwan Mustapha

Abstract

Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is the leading cause of global mortality. The KOSPEN Plus programme is a workplace intervention programme initiated by the Ministry of Health (MOH) Malaysia to reduce the burden of NCDs among employees in Malaysia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of NCD risk factors among employees in the KOSPEN Plus programme.

Method: This is a retrospective descriptive study of cumulative reporting of NCD risk factors among employees from workplaces that implemented the KOSPEN Plus programme. Secondary data over a period of 5 years (2016 till 2020) obtained from the National KOSPEN Plus Programme database was included in this study.

Results: The percentage of employees that underwent health screening showed a rising trend since 2016 from 53.5% to 88.2%. The prevalence of raised random blood glucose levels and raised blood pressure showed a 9.8% increment over the period of 5 years. The prevalence of overweight individuals ranged from 53.4% to 57.4%. Meanwhile, the prevalence of employees with raised blood pressure was found to be between 12.0% to 17.1%. As for mental health, the highest prevalence was observed in the mild category for all three subscales, depression (5.48% to 7.03%), anxiety (7.68% to 9.59%) and stress (5.81% to 7.94 %).

Conclusion: There is an urgent need to prevent and reduce modifiable NCD risk factors among employees in Malaysia. The workplace is an effective setting for health promotion programmes. The KOSPEN Plus programme is recommended to be implemented in all workplaces.

Keywords: KOSPEN Plus, non-communicable diseases, occupational health, workplace, health promotion

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