Nchedo  Eucharia Aye, Isaac  Nnamdi Mbaji, Chiedu  Eseadi, Rev. Fr.  Isaac Okpanachi Achemu, Immaculata  Nwakaego Akaneme,, 
    Family Stress, Health and Job Performance of Married Working
Women in Dekina Education Zone of Kogi State,
    Research Journal of Medical Sciences,
    Volume 10,Issue 6,
    2016,
    Pages 608-617,
    ISSN 1815-9346,
    rjmsci.2016.608.617,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2016.608.617)
    Abstract: The study was designed to examine family stress, health and job performance of married working
women in Dekina Education Zone of Kogi state. The study adopted descriptive survey. The population of the
study comprised of 201 married working women. This consists of 201 female secondary school teachers in the
16 public secondary schools in Dekina Education Zone. A structured questionnaire titled "Family Stress, Health
and Job Performance of Working Married Woman Questionnaire (FSHJPWMWQ)" was developed by the
researchers. This gave an overall reliability of the instrument was 0.92 alpha. The research questions were
analyzed using mean and Standard Deviation. The results showed that types of stress that married working
women suffer include; financial stress such as shortage of or limited income, emotional stress, home pressure,
workplace and health stress. Family stressors are caused by a number of factors such as; working long hours
in the office, having a heavy workload at home, taking office work home and others. Equally, consequences of
stress on the health of married working women include; emotional distress, socially withdrawn, burnout,
depression and others. Consequences of stress on the job performance of married working women include; poor
concentration in the office, difficulty in solving office problems, socially withdrawn in the workplace and others.
Stress reduction strategies to help women cope with stressful situations includes; setting limits appropriately,
working ahead of time to minimize threatening situation, saying no to requests that would create excessive
stress and others. Based on the findings of the study, the researchers among others recommends that
government should through ministry of education in synergy with public health workers and counselors,
organize training for both the general public and stressors on types of stress; causes, consequences and stress
reduction strategies to help stressors cope with stressful situations or conditions.
    Keywords: working women;married;job performance;health;Family stress