Occupational health challenges among university security personnel in a low-resource setting: a qualitative exploratory study
Michael Afari Baidoo, Ansir Ahmed Omar Saasong, Desmond Kofi Kwawuvi, Nana Borsah Ackah · 2026
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Michael Baidoo and co-authors explore job health strains among university security staff in Ghana, in this 2026 qualitative study. Security officers in low-resource settings are among the most exposed non-academic workers, yet research rarely covers them. The team interviewed twenty officers with at least five years of service at a public university in southern Ghana. Interviews ran in mid 2025 and were analyzed for themes.
Five themes emerged. Chronic understaffing drove workload and burnout. Disrespect from students added emotional strain. Night duty wrecked sleep and brought hazards. Officers improvised their own coping tactics, alone and together. Weak institutional support and scarce resources kept the stress going. The authors frame burnout as a system failure and call for better staffing, support, and scheduling.
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| CREATOR | Michael Afari Baidoo, Ansir Ahmed Omar Saasong, Desmond Kofi Kwawuvi, Nana Borsah Ackah |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |