Pattern of Occupational Health Problems of building Construction workers

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Background: Occupational risks have been classed as the tenth leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Aim: The aim of this study is to understand the occupational health problems of building construction workers engaged at large construction. Materials and methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at a large scale building construction site. All workers (N = 300) were enrolled as study subjects. Data was collected by the team consisting of investigators, doctors and social worker using a pre tested validated structured proforma. Result: Among 300 workers only 30.0% used protective measure and 80.00% had suffered with at least one form of disease. Among them different diseases were found in following percentages including respiratory problems , musculo skelekal problems , dermatitis , and accidental injury. Conclusions: Measures are needed to improve the work environment of construction workers by ensuring availability of protective gears, sanitation facilities at the sites along with an accessible, accountable occupational health services.

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