A STUDY TO ASSESS THE SELECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS AND KNOWLEDGE ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SELECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO AIR POLLUTION, NOISE POLLUTION AND LONG PERIOD OF STANDING AMONG THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF KOLKATA, W.B. WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.

Snita Bhunia

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE SELECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS AND KNOWLEDGE ON PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF SELECTED HEALTH PROBLEMS RELATED TO AIR POLLUTION, NOISE POLLUTION AND LONG PERIOD OF STANDING AMONG THE TRAFFIC POLICE OF KOLKATA, W.B. WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP AN INFORMATION BOOKLET.

Snita Bhunia

Abstract :

A descriptive study to assess the selected health problems and knowledge on prevention and control of selected health problems related to air pollution , noise pollution and long period of standing among the traffic police of Kolkata, W.B. with a view to develop an information booklet .The objective was to identify the selected health problems and assess the knowledge on health problems related to air pollution, noise pollution and long period of standing among traffic police .The present study based on questionnaire of knowledge on prevention and control and checklist for assessment of selected health problems and it was carried out among hundred (100) traffic police (constable) by using convenience sampling technique from selected traffic guard of Kolkata.. The data analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Findings of the study were 85% complained throat irritation, respiratory tract infection sometimes, 71% had itching and irritation of eyes,72%had feeling of suffocation.72% had sometimes experiencing headache,77% and73% had sometimes feeling cramping pain in leg muscle, having back pain respectively. The mean knowledge score was 10.26 and average knowledge in every area of questionnaire. There were no significant associations at 0.05 level of significance between knowledge levels of traffic police with selected demographic variables. So researcher felt the need to enhance their knowledge through information booklet.