Factors Affecting Emotional Mental Health (Stress) in Palembang City Hajj Pilgrims

Emma Novita; Irfannuddin; Iche Andriyani Liberty; Latifah; Rezi Fatrima Surya

doi:10.56741/IISTR.jphs.002086

Authors

Emma Novita
emmanovitadanus@gmail.com
Sriwijaya University https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3527-3406
Irfannuddin Sriwijaya University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2217-367X
Iche Andriyani Liberty Sriwijaya University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7697-6593
Latifah Sriwijaya University
Rezi Fatrima Surya Sriwijaya University https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1869-4770

Keywords:

Age Factors, Gender Differences, Hajj Pilgrims, Hypertension, Mental Health Stress

Abstract

Hajj is a once-in-a-lifetime obligation for every Muslim who can perform it. Several mental health problems occur during the pilgrimage, including stress, psychosis, insomnia (sleeplessness), and mood disorders. The series of Hajj pilgrimages are known to affect the fitness and endurance of pilgrims, where age factors, comorbidities, degenerative diseases, and physical activity are factors that require pilgrims to be prepared for physical health. This type of research is observational analytic with a cross-sectional design. The population were all pilgrims from the results of health checks and medical records of Siskohatkes Palembang City Hajj in 2023, which amounted to 1112 pilgrims. Participants were selected using a purposive sampling technique. The sample size in this study was calculated using the Slovin formula. A total of 294 participants. The results of this study, there is a significant relationship between gender, and hypertension on mental health stress. There is no significant relationship between age, education level and physical activity on mental health stress.

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Author Biographies

Emma Novita, Sriwijaya University

holds a doctoral degree in Biomedical Sciences from the Faculty of Medicine at Sriwijaya University. She earned her medical degree in 1989 from Sriwijaya University and a Master’s degree in Public Health in 2004 from the School of Public Health at the University of Indonesia. She has approximately 25 years of work experience at community health centers and the Palembang City Health Department. She currently serves as the Head of the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (IKM-IKK) at the Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, and she is actively involved in various health-related research projects. (email: emmanovita@fk.unsri.ac.id).

Irfannuddin, Sriwijaya University

is a professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University, and a specialist in sports medicine. He earned his medical degree in 1998 from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sriwijaya, a Master’s degree in Medical Education in 2008, and a Doctorate in Biomedical Sciences in 2015. He served as the First Vice Dean for Academic Affairs at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Sriwijaya, from 2021 to 2025. (email: irfan.md@unsri.ac.id).

Iche Andriyani Liberty, Sriwijaya University

earned her bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Public Health at Sriwijaya University in 2011 and her master’s degree in Health (Biomedical Studies) from the Graduate School of Sriwijaya University in 2014. He then pursued a Ph.D. in Epidemiology at the University of Indonesia in 2016 and graduated in 2018 with a scholarship from BUDI-DN. He has been a tenured faculty member since 2014 in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine (IKM-IKK) at the Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University. (email: andriyaniliberty@fk.unsri.ac.id).

Latifah, Sriwijaya University

earned her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, and completed her residency in Psychiatry at Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung. She obtained her Master of Health (M.Kes.) degree from Universitas Bina Husada, and is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in Environmental Health at the Postgraduate Program of Universitas Sriwijaya. She is a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry at the Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Sriwijaya, where she actively teaches in the undergraduate medical program and is engaged in psychiatric and environmental health research. (email: dr.latifah1505@gmail.com).

Rezi Fatrima Surya, Sriwijaya University

is a lecturer and researcher in public health. His research focuses on behavioral science and health promotion. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in public health from Andalas University, and He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University. (email: rezifatrima@unsri.ac.id).

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