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Working Women Suffering from Various Morbidities - An Overview


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1 Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh. (MS), India
2 Central Railway Hospital, Bhusawal (MS), India
     

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Back ground: Women are equally exposed to the occurrence of health hazards as are men, whether in developed or developing countries.
Objective: to analyze the morbidities as perceived by working women
Material and methods: Three hundred working women employed in Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh) were taken as sample.Morbidities were classified as per International classification of diseases (ICD).
Observations and discussion: Anaemia was commonest morbidity (67%) among working women followed by hypertension (6%), acute respiratory tract infection (4.66%), while prevalence of morbidity like diabetes was 4%. Other morbidities noted were Urinary tract infection 3.33%, Skin infections 3%, Vaginitis 2.33%, asthma 1.66% and cataract 1.33%.
Recommendations: To create awareness among the masses about various signs and symptoms of diseases to promote early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords

Diabetes, Vaginitis, Asthma, Cataract, Working Women
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Authors

Hina Kausar
Community Medicine, Dr. Ulhas Patil Medical College, Jalgaon Kh. (MS), India
Mohammed Ubaid-Ur-Rahaman
Central Railway Hospital, Bhusawal (MS), India

Abstract


Back ground: Women are equally exposed to the occurrence of health hazards as are men, whether in developed or developing countries.
Objective: to analyze the morbidities as perceived by working women
Material and methods: Three hundred working women employed in Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh) were taken as sample.Morbidities were classified as per International classification of diseases (ICD).
Observations and discussion: Anaemia was commonest morbidity (67%) among working women followed by hypertension (6%), acute respiratory tract infection (4.66%), while prevalence of morbidity like diabetes was 4%. Other morbidities noted were Urinary tract infection 3.33%, Skin infections 3%, Vaginitis 2.33%, asthma 1.66% and cataract 1.33%.
Recommendations: To create awareness among the masses about various signs and symptoms of diseases to promote early diagnosis and treatment.

Keywords


Diabetes, Vaginitis, Asthma, Cataract, Working Women

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