Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

MORBIDITIES AMONG MALE TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONNEL IN A METROPOLITAN CITY

Dr Ravindra Balaram Gurav

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This observational study was conducted to find out the morbidity pattern among male traffic police personnel. All the 67 male traffic police personnel working at a randomly selected traffic control unit took part in the study. 54(82.09%) participants were in the age group of 18 to 40 yrs. 65 (97.01%) subjects were married. The mean weight, height, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the subjects was 73.32 kg, 172.06cms, 24.77 Kg/m2, 128.48 mmHg and 81.49 mmHg respectively. 34(50.74%) subjects were overweight (BMI ≥ 25Kg/m2). 37(55.22%) were addicted to either tobacco, alcohol or both. According to WHO recommendations (i.e. systolic blood pressure ≥ to160 mmHg and or diastolic blood pressure ≥ to 95 mmHg), 06(08.95%) subjects were hypertensive. The mean BMI of normotensive and hypertensive subjects was 24.20 and 26.07 Kg/m2 with standard deviation of 3.86 and 1.71 respectively. The difference is statistically significant (p<0.05). Almost half of the participants were having one or more health problems. 34 (50.75%) and 25 (37.31%) subjects were having symptoms related to gastro–intestinal tract and musculo–skeletal system respectively. Also, symptoms related to respiratory, skin and other systems were seen. Strict pre–placement and periodic examination, health education and joint responsibility towards health will definitely help to reduce morbidity among this group.

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DR RAVINDRA BALARAM GURAV / MORBIDITIES AMONG MALE TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONNEL IN A METROPOLITAN CITY / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 11 November 2015

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