Environmental Risk Oriented Health Habits: Interstate and Intergender Study

Uma Soni; Beena Yadav; Manju Dahiya

Volume : VI, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Environmental Risk Oriented Health Habits: Interstate and Intergender Study

Uma Soni, Beena Yadav, Manju Dahiya

Abstract :

The study was conducted in Haryana and Rajasthan states covering a sample of 200 respondents (100 male and female each) from two villages and two slum areas of each state. The use of polythene bags was done by all the respondents followed by using chulha by females/ smoking by male (78.5% each), open garbage disposal (77%) and washing clothes / taking bath near water bodies (49%). Majority of the female respondents from Rajasthan and Haryana were either using chulha or male members were indulged in smoking being a major cause of indoor air pollution. Washing clothes & taking bath near water bodies was done by 53 % and 45 % respondents of Haryana and Rajasthan, respectively while oppen garbage disposal was done by majority of respondents from Haryana (80%) and Rajasthan (74%). No significant interstate difference was observed regarding all the three enviromnetal risk oriented health habits.