Health status of auto-rickshaw drivers plying in Agra city
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Research question: What is the health status of auto-rickshaw drivers plying in Agra city of India? Study design: Cross–Sectional study. Duration of study: March 2011 to November 2012 Site of study: Auto-rickshaw stand of Agra cantt railway station, Bijli ghar and Kothi meena bazar. Study participants: 440 Auto-rickshaw drivers plying in Agra city. Study variables: Age, religion, sex, education and socio-economic status of study subjects, hypertension, musculo-skeletal discomfort, etc. Statistical analysis: Percentage and chi-square test. Results: A total of 440 auto-rickshaw drivers (ARDs) were studied. Mean age of ARDs was 33.7±9.05 years.47.27% subjects had no complaints at the time of interview, while 25.45% had 1 complaint, 12.27% had 2 complaints and 15% had more than 2 complaints at the time of interview. 41.36% of the subjects had presenting complaints of ocular system; while 28.64% had complaints of respiratory system and 20.45% had complaints of nervous system. 2 most common presenting complaints of study subjects were: blurring of vision 66 (15%) and watering of eyes 46 (10.45%). Regarding diagnosis 29.1% subjects had refractive errors; while 25.45% had mild anaemia, 19.55% had musculoskeletal discomforts, 18.64% had grade I hypertension, 15.45% had lower respiratory tract infection, 12.73% had sensorineural hearing loss, 11.59% had grade II hypertension and 10.49% were overweight. Conclusions: As the prevalence various health complaints is quite high; there is an urgent need of regular health checkups and appropriate preventive and promotive interventions specifically those targeting ocular and respiratory system.
Authors and Affiliations
Singh S P, Misra S K, Chaudhary S S, Katyal R, Singh A, Joshi H S
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP190923
- DOI -
- Views 205
- Downloads 0
Impact of metabolic syndrome on hospital outcomes in acute myocardial infarction patients
Introduction: Metabolic syndrome is characterized by various components. Studies have revealed the pathophysiology of this syndrome, with close to a six fold increase in cardiovascular mortality in those possessing this...
USG and MRI correlation of rotator cuff tears
Purpose: To compare the accuracy of ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of rotator cuff tears. Materials and Methods: Hundred patients with clinically suspected rotator cuff pathology underwen...
Clinical profile of pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV patients
Background: Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is very common in HIV patients. 120 cases of HIV-positive cases were screened for TB who were clinically diagnosed as Pulmonary Tuberculosis during the study period from J...
Dyke-davidoff-Masson syndrome
A 27 years old male presented with recurrent generalized seizures, left hemiparesis and had developmental delay in motor and speech domains.MRI of the brain revealed characteristic features diagnostic of cerebral hemiatr...
A study of various CT findings in the patients of head injury at tertiary health care center
Background: Computed Tomography (CT) is considered the imaging modality of choice in head injury. It has not only made localization accurate, but helped to learn the pathophysiology of injury, the classification of lesio...