An Exploratory Study to Assess the Health Status of Industrial Worker in Factory of Ahmednagar District

Abstract

Aim: The study aims to assess the health status of industrial worker in factory of Ahmednagar district.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive quantitative research design was adopted to assess health status among industrial workers at Godavari Biorefineries chemical factory, Sakarwadi, Ahmednagar. Samples were 70 industrial workers selected using purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using interview and physical examination method. The data obtained were analyzed by descriptive inferential statistics.

Results: The results according to demographic variables showed that the majority of the industrial worker were 28 (40%) that belonged to the age group of >41 years, followed by majority of industrial worker 66 (94.28%) were male, whereas 65 (92.85%) workers were married, 44 (62.85%) worker completed their secondary level of education, and 34 (48.5%) found to have more than 10 years of experience, whereas 40 (57.14%) worker were on temporary work and about 7 (10%) of industrial worker were having hypertension and arthritis.

Conclusion: The study proves that most of the factory workers were having health problems due to working environment in which majority of industrial workers were male. Industrial workers were found prone to health problems such as hypertension, acidity, and arthritis.