703 The health profile of Indonesian election voting officers in 2019: study at Java Island

Introduction: The 2019 General Election was the first helds imultaneously in the legislative and presidential elections. Theillness of officers Voting Organizing Group (KPPS) officers during thegeneral election were a matter of public concern. This study aims toa description of risk factors. Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional involving 80 KPPS officers from three provincial election commissions. Datawere collected by interviews of sick KPPS and healthy KPPS officersduring the preparation for voting, during voting, and recapitulation.The dependent variable was health conditions. The questionnaire hasbeen validated with loading factors and reliability are 0.4 and 0.904respectively. Results: KPPS officers were over 30 years old (65, [81.25%]) with most of the education was low (61, [76.25]). The most history of illness was ulcer disease (17, [21.25%]). Most of the work stations were in tents(40 [50%]) and there were differences in getting detailed information between Healthy KPPS and sick KPPS officers (p=0.003). During the election, many KPPS officers sleep less than 6 hours (30–40%) and had long working hours up to 18 hours. Healthy KPPS did notwork according to the guidelines. Sick KPPS officers also felt morepressured by the election process. Psychosocial factors obtained were miscommunication between Team, especially with Vice KPPS.Vice KPPS was less nurturing, less willing to listen, and imposingtheir will .Conclusion: The majority of KPPS officers were over 30 years andhad low education. Risk factors during the election were heat stress,workload, long working hours, and weak leadership.