Volume : V, Issue : I, January - 2015

Occupational Health Hazards Among Ginning Women Workers

Dr. D. Sridevi, Dr. S. Radhai Sri

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The present cross sectional study was carried out in the urban areas of Tirupur and Erode districts of Tamilnadu .Totally 150 nonpregnant, nonlactating adult women performing varied textile tasks and aged between 20 to 60 years were identified randomly from ginning (n=150) industry. About 43 per cent and 85 per cent of ginners respectively showed symptoms for protein calorie malnutrition and anaemia. Respiratory symptoms classified under mild and moderate degree were prevalent among less than 50 per cent of textile women workers. Similarly, 20– 40 per cent of them had symptoms for musculoskeletal aches many of them suffered from backache, joint pains, headache and general tiredness.

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Dr.D.Sridevi, Dr. S.Radhai Sri Occupational Health Hazards Among Ginning Women Workers Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.5, Issue : 1 January 2015

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