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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology

Volume  8, Issue 2, July-December 2022, Pages 51-56
 

Original Article

Morbidity Profile of Traffic Police Personnel of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra

Prafull Kumar Sahu, Farhad Mollick

1Research Scholar, 2Professor, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha 442001, Maharashtra.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.8222.1

Abstract

Background: Morbidity is a state of disease, disability, or poor health condition due to any cause; it may be referred to as the existence of a disease that affects the person's health condition. Traffic police personnel are involved in the occupation of controlling traffic in urban areas. The physical and social environment of the workplace contributes a significant role in occupational health, as traffic police personnel spend at least 8 to 10 hours a day at work. That's why health is affected by the working environment to a large extent. The lifestyle and food culture likely contribute to the elevated morbidity pattern. Several studies indicate that police officers have a risk of increasing specific diseases related to their occupation and lifestyle. Objective: To assess the morbidity pattern concerning the occupational health of traffic police personnel. Material and Methods: The present study was conducted during the fieldwork of Ph.D., among the Traffic police personnel of Nagpur and Wardha district of Vidarbha region Maharashtra. The procedures contributing to this work comply with the ethical standard as per the University's Ethical comity. The traffic police personnel were told about the study's objective, and their written consent was obtained. Result: The present study revealed significant differences in Age, Height, Weight, and Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure among males and females (p = 0.001). Out of 277 personnel, more than fifty percent of traffic police personnel suffered from Musculo skeleton disorder, followed by respiratory problems (17 percent), obesity, and eye-related problem (both in 14.1 percent). 7.6 percent of traffic personnel suffered from skin infections, 7.2 percent from diabetes, 5.4 percent from heart problems, and 2.5 percent from hypertension (High blood pressure) reported by the traffic police personnel. 26.02% of personnel are Systolic and 45.37% of personnel were found Diastolic hypertensive blood pressure category according to physiological measurement.


Keywords : Socio-Demographic Profile; Occupational Health; Weight; Hip Circumference; Blood Pressure; Morbidity; Correlation.
Corresponding Author : Prafull Kumar Sahu, Research Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha 442001, Maharashtra.