| Abstrakt: |
The researchers studied the impact of frequency of various habits of contract workers of construction industry in Tamilnadu on their health issues. The researcher selected five districts from the state of Tamilnadu namely Cuddalore district from North, Erode district East, Vellore district from East, Thoothukudi district from South and Tiruchirapalli district from central Tamilnadu. The sample size of the study is 385 contract workers of construction industry. A wellstructured interview schedule was prepared and served to collect primary data from the sample respondents. The study found that the habit ‘not wearing safety equipment’ was the most frequent habit of workers. The habit of ‘sleepless’ was the least frequent habit of the contract workers. Bone and muscle related problems were the most frequent health issue faced by the contract workers of construction industry. Hypertension was the least frequent problem. It was also evidenced that the frequency of the habits of ‘smoking’, ‘not wearing safety equipment’ and ‘getting angry’ had significant and positive impact on breathing problems. The frequency of the habits of ‘consuming pan masala’, ‘not wearing safety equipment’, ‘sleepless’ and ‘not following safety instructions’ had significant and positive impact on bone and muscle problems. The frequency of the habits of ‘not wearing safety equipment’, ‘not washing hands etc.’ and ‘not following safety instructions’ had significant and positive impact on skin related problems. The frequency of the habits of ‘smoking’, ‘consuming liquor’, ‘sleepless’ and ‘getting angry’ had significant and positive impact on hypertension problem. The frequency of the habits of ‘smoking’, ‘consuming liquor’, ‘consuming pan masala’, ‘having unhealthy food’, ‘sleepless’ and ‘getting angry’ had significant and positive impact on ENT and neurological problem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
