[Teleworking and its repercussions in the Senegalese context during the covid-19 pandemic].

PURPOSE: To describe the repercussions of teleworking among the employees of an humanitarian agency based in Dakar, in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.

MATERIAL AND

METHODS

We carried out a transversal, descriptive study, from june 10 to 13, 2021. An anonymous online questionnaire, created via Google Survey platform, was sent to the various employees of this agency.

RESULTS

Married people were more numerous (76%). The average age was 45.7 yearsold. The employees lived in families of an average of six peoples. The most enumerated advantages of teleworking were the economic gains linked to the absence of travel (88%), the improvement of work / family balance (84%), the increase in efficiency (64%) and feeling of freedom felt (56%). On the other hand, the increase in working time (96%), low back pain (72%), the family environment often not very favorable to teleworking (52%) and the decrease in social ties between colleagues (60%) were the main limitations of teleworking.

CONCLUSION

It has many advantages and also has limitations. These could be minimized by better organization and psychological support for the staff.