Impact Of Occupational Stress On Head Teachers’ Tasks In Secondary Schools Of Kisumu County, Kenya

ABSTRACT Stress is considered a major global health challenge affecting the well being of service providers especially those working in the human service sectors like teachers, health care providers, media specialists and security agencies. The sources of stress are attributed to socio-economic, occupational and political pressures of modern life. This study was prompted by emerging information from studies that stress is a silent killer that affects the health of service providers leading to mental, physical, emotional and behavioural illnesses and disorders. The objectives of this study wer…