Radhai Sri, S (2015) Occupational Health Hazards Among Ginning Women Workers. INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH, 5 (1). pp. 206-208. ISSN 2249-555X

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Abstract

The present cross sectional study was carried out in the urban areas of Tirupur and Erode districts of
Tamilnadu .Totally 150 nonpregnant, nonlactating adult women performing varied textile tasks and aged
between 20 to 60 years were identified randomly from ginning (n=150) industry. About 43 per cent and 85 per cent of
ginners respectively showed symptoms for protein calorie malnutrition and anaemia. Respiratory symptoms classified
under mild and moderate degree were prevalent among less than 50 per cent of textile women workers. Similarly, 20-
40 per cent of them had symptoms for musculoskeletal aches many of them suffered from backache, joint pains, headache and general tiredness.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Respiratory problem, morbidity, musculoskeletal problem, ginning women workers
Divisions: PSG College of Arts and Science > Department of Nutrition, Food Service Management & Dietetics
Depositing User: Mr Team Mosys
Date Deposited: 04 Jan 2023 09:18
Last Modified: 04 Jan 2023 09:18
URI: http://ir.psgcas.ac.in/id/eprint/1683

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