A Comparative Study of Morbidity Profile of Traffic Policemen and Non Traffic Policemen in Solapur City of Western Maharashtra
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 7
Abstract
Introduction: The traffic policemen are engaged in controlling vehicular traffic and are typically exposed to higher concentrations of transport related air pollution as well as noise pollution daily. Hence they are at a risk of developing various health problems due to their occupation. The study was conducted to com-pare morbidity profile of traffic po-licemen with non traffic policemen Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 114 traffic po-licemen and 114 non-traffic police-men. History regarding symptoms, history of present illness, past histo-ry, personal and family history was obtained. Statistical analysis was done with the help of percentages, chi-square test and âtâ test. Results: Annoyance to noise (51.75%) was the most common symptoms experienced at work place by the traffic policemen as compared to the non-traffic police-men. Respiratory morbidities were found significantly more in the traf-fic policemen. The traffic policemen (92.30%) had more cardiovascular disease risk than the non-traffic po-licemen (75%). Conclusions: Respiratory morbidity like URTI and chronic rhinitis were found significantly more in the traf-fic policemen than non-traffic po-licemen.
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Santosh J Haralkar, Rahul N Gite
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