Investigation of Occupational Stress and its Relationship with the Demographic Characteristics of Workers in Ilam, Iran Abdolrasoul Rahmani1,Roghiyeh khodaei2, Somayeh Mahmodkhani1,Mehrnoush Moslemi3,Faramarz Gharagozlou4,

Background: Workers are more susceptible to stress disorder for several reasons. The aim of this study was to investigate occupational stress among workers and other personnel at the ZardjinBaft Workshop in Ilam, Iran, and to examine the relationship between occupational stress and several parameters, such as age, gender, marital status, educational level, work experience, tobacco use, body mass index (BMI), and the type of work. Method: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study that was performed in June 2010. The sample population that was studied consisted of all of the workers and other personnel (130 people) at ZardjinBaft Workshop in Ilam, Iran. They were studied using Cooper’s standard questionnaire for stress in the work environment, and we examined the relationship between stress, as the dependent variable, and the eight independent variables mentioned in th