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Background: Air Pollution, one of the major avoidable causes of diseases and death globally, has been an increasing issue worldwide. Though anyone can be exposed, people who live near road intersections or who direct traffic are... more
Background: Air Pollution, one of the major avoidable causes of diseases and death globally, has been an increasing issue worldwide. Though anyone can be exposed, people who live near road intersections or who direct traffic are particularly at risk. Proper awareness about the health hazards and the protective measures plays a crucial role in protecting oneself to great extent.
Objectives: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about health hazards of outdoor air pollution and the prevention of the same among roadside shopkeepers in selected areas in Bangalore.
Methodology: Community based Cross sectional study was conducted among 150 roadside shopkeepers near Victoria hospital area in Bangalore using an interview based semi - structured questionnaire.
Results: Of the 150 respondents, 65.3% were aware that chronic exposure to air pollution can cause some health hazards and 50% believed it can cause respiratory ailments. However, almost none were aware about other health hazards. Very poor practice regarding personal protection was observed. Attitude towards preventive measures was poor.
Conclusion: A major lacunae has been found in both knowledge and attitude towards the health hazards caused by the ambient air pollution necessitating the need for awareness generation and drastic change in practice.
Objectives: To assess the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice about health hazards of outdoor air pollution and the prevention of the same among roadside shopkeepers in selected areas in Bangalore.
Methodology: Community based Cross sectional study was conducted among 150 roadside shopkeepers near Victoria hospital area in Bangalore using an interview based semi - structured questionnaire.
Results: Of the 150 respondents, 65.3% were aware that chronic exposure to air pollution can cause some health hazards and 50% believed it can cause respiratory ailments. However, almost none were aware about other health hazards. Very poor practice regarding personal protection was observed. Attitude towards preventive measures was poor.
Conclusion: A major lacunae has been found in both knowledge and attitude towards the health hazards caused by the ambient air pollution necessitating the need for awareness generation and drastic change in practice.
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Background: Migration of labor is a universal phenomenon. The most common reason for migration are the economic stability for better livelihood. However, the various demographic and social patterns along with the lack of awareness about... more
Background: Migration of labor is a universal phenomenon. The most common reason for migration are the economic stability for better livelihood. However, the various demographic and social patterns along with the lack of awareness about the health-care facilities in the migrated place and poor economic security make them highly vulnerable to various diseases. Health and economic security of the migrants play crucial role not only in safeguarding the health of migrants but also in overall development of the country by increasing the productivity. With this, the study was conducted to assess the economic and health security of the migrants. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 2 months from November to December 2018 in urban and rural field practice area of a tertiary care hospital in Trichy among 51 migrant population using semi-structured questionnaire. Results: The median monthly wages were found to be Rs. 10,000/month. With resp...