Construction workers are essential for any real estate project. The structures they help build will remain a land mark, but they get aches and other health problems in the end, indicates a sample survey. Common complaints among them would be joint pains, respiratory ailments and central nervous system-related complaints.
A survey conducted taking 457 construction workers as a sample has revealed that 44 per cent of the surveyed have joint pains, while 38 per cent have respiratory diseases and central nervous system related ailments.
The sample study was conducted to assess the physical and menatal health condition of the workers. The sample consisted of masons at the top to plumbers down below. In fact, 28 per cent of those who have been surveyed hail from Gujarat, while the rest are from other states, according to Rutwik Purani and research guide Dr Nehal Shah, who initiated the survey.
Majority of those who have been surveyed are below the age of 40. Frequent, health problems affect their longevity, according to Bandhakam Mazdoor Sanghatan general secretary Vipul. Many workers complain of joint paints, he said expressing concern over their health. The sample study reveals the following results
• Over 38 per cent of the surveyed have been suffering from more than four types of joint pains
• Over 22 per cent have complained of three types of joint pains, while 21 per cent complain of at least two types of joint pains.
• Majority of the surveyed have back pain. In fact, 79 per cent of the sample has this problem, while 70 per cent have complained of joint pains.
• Depending on the nature of the work, they complained of joint pains in hands, shoulders and legs.
• The average age of the sample is 23 years. Psychological disorders at a relatively young age have been affecting their longevity.
• At least 44 per cent of those surveyed indicated psychological problems and breathing related disorders. Of them, 32 per cent have both the problems, but 24 per cent claim to have one of the two problems.
