• P.GOMATHI
• PROF.DR.K.KAMALA

A descriptive study was conducted to identify the health problems and to assess the knowledge on use of personal protective equipments to prevent health problems among sanitary workers at Nagapattinam. The data was collected through semi structured interview schedule. For this study 50 samples were selected by using convenience sampling technique. The demographic characteristics revealed that majority 36% of workers were belongs to 30-40 years, 60% workers were male 82% of workers were married, 94% of workers were Hindu, 66% of workers had only primary education, 36% of workers were earning from Rs.10,001 to Rs.20,000/-, 60% of workers belongs to nuclear family, 58% of workers were lives in thatched house. Present study revealed that 26% of workers had inadequate knowledge, 28% of workers had moderately adequate knowledge and 46% of workers had adequate knowledge. The study reveals that 25% of workers had musculoskeletal problem, 6% were suffered with skin diseases, 12% with infectious diseases and 26% were suffered with respiratory diseases. The results obtained on chi square analysis of association between demographic variables and the level of knowledge. It reveals that there was no significant relationship between the level of knowledge regarding age, sex, marital status, religion, education, monthly income, type of family and type of house.

Knowledge, personal protective equipments , sanitary workers

"KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TO IDENTIFY THE COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS OF SANITARY WORKERS AT NAGAPATTINAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.218-221, November-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811931.pdf

"KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND TO IDENTIFY THE COMMON HEALTH PROBLEMS OF SANITARY WORKERS AT NAGAPATTINAM", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 11, page no. pp218-221, November-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1811931.pdf