Online ISSN: 2515-8260

Study of morbidity profile and its occupational determinants of female class IV Employees (Aayas and Mehatranis) in a municipal tertiary care teaching hospital in Mumbai, India

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1Bhagyashri D Gawari, 2 Sujata R Lavangare, 3Gajanan D Velhal

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Occupational health should aim at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers in all occupations. The job of being a class IV employee entails several occupational hazards which pose a great danger to the health and wellbeing and life of the worker. Class IV workers are exposed to accidental hazards and suffer from occupational hazards like musculoskeletal and respiratory disorders, eye ailments, skin and gastrointestinal problems and injuries. The problems of women are overlooked and hence are at a major risk of occupational related diseases. The occupational determinants to which female class IV employees are exposed can be classified as under physical, environmental, psychological and as a result of movements. Hence the present study was carried out to assess the morbidity profile and their prevalence amongst female class IV employeesof municipal tertiary care teaching hospital in Mumbai city.

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