A detailed study on morphological profile, hand grip strength, flexibility, and working postures in housemaids of Kolkata
| Autor: | Piyali Mukherjee, Anindita Singha Roy, Amit Bandyopadhyay, Somnath Gangopadhyay |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | BLDE University Journal of Health Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 200-208 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2468-838X 2456-1975 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/bjhs.bjhs_51_20 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: House maids belonging to the unorganised sector jobs in the developing countries suffer from serious health consequences due to their awkward working posture. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The study was aimed to evaluate the morphological profile, hand grip strength, flexibility and working posture in housemaids of Kolkata. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 94 female house maids of Kolkata were recruited in the study and standard procedures were adopted to evaluate the parameters. RESULTS: Morphological and cardiovascular parameters were within the normal range but hand grip strength was lower than normal reference range. Significant differences in physical parameters, conicity index (CI), waist and hip circumferences, lean body mass (LBM), hand grip strength (HGS) was found in different age groups of house maids. Depending on significant correlation (r=0.89, P |
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