A Comparative Study of Morbidity Profile of Traffic Policemen and Non Traffic Policemen in Solapur City of Western Maharashtra
Keywords:
Morbidity, auditory, respiratory symptoms, traffic policemenAbstract
Introduction: The traffic policemen are engaged in controlling ve- hicular 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 compare morbidity profile of traffic policemen with non traffic policemen
Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 114 traffic po- licemen and 114 non-traffic policemen. History regarding symp- toms, history of present illness, past history, personal and family history was obtained. Statistical analysis was done with the help of percentages, chi-square test and ‘t’ 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 policemen. Respiratory morbidities were found significantly more in the traffic policemen. The traffic policemen (92.30%) had more cardiovascular disease risk than the non-traffic policemen (75%).
Conclusions: Respiratory morbidity like URTI and chronic rhinitis were found significantly more in the traffic policemen than non- traffic policemen.
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