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Background: Occupational risks alone account for 1.7% of disability adjusted life years (DALY) lost worldwide. Occupational exposure to airborne particulates is estimated to cause 12% of deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Aim: To study the socio demographic profile and morbidity status of jute mill workers exposed to occupational hazards. Materials and methods: It was a cross sectional study carried out for a period of 9 months. Simple random sampling technique was applied to select the samples from jute processing departments like Selection, Batching, Carding, Preparing, Spinning, Winding, Beaming, Weaving and Finishing. Results: There was a no statistical significant association (P>0.05) found between per duration and type of work. There was a statistical significant association (P<0.05) found between Section of work and Housing condition of workers. P value 0.000 statistical significance was found between the total number of workers and drinking habit. There was a statistical significant association (P<0.05) found between Section of work and Addictions of workers. Statistical significant association (P<0.05) was found between other Health problem and Sex. Conclusion: The results highlight a lack of adequate work safety practices in the jute mill workers. Workers experience various work-related hazards and health problems.
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Background: A Juvenile is a person or child who has not completed the age of 18 years. A Juvenile delinquent is a child who has not attained 18 years of age and who committed an offence under existing law. Juvenile delinquency is a behavior disorder of deviant adults. Its spectrum extends from misbehavior to assault and includes robbery and heinous crimes. Aim: To study the health, nutrition status, socio-demographic profile and risk factors of the juvenile delinquents. Materials and methods: The present study was a cross sectional study undertake in government observation home for boys to study the health status of 175 juvenile delinquents in 8 months period of time. Results: Higher Age Group Delinquents are having more habits which were statistically significant when compared with other age group delinquents. The parents of the majority of the delinquents were illiterates and working as a daily laborers and belong to low socio economic group. The findings of the study proves that the risk factors for juvenile delinquency were lack of parental supervision, parental negligence, single parent, illiteracy, poverty, ignorance, child abuse, low socio economic status, urbanization of the society and life pattern, lack of cultural influence, non-exposure of juveniles to good recreational facilities and hobbies. In Nuclear Families, habits in delinquents are at higher side which is statistically Significant when compared with Delinquents who lived in other type of families. The majority of the juveniles have behavioral disorders like smoking, drinking alcohol, absconding and doing theft. Most of the juvenile delinquents are healthy and very few of them are anemic. Ajay Kumar Reddy Bobba, D. Bhanu Kiran, Naidana Partha Sarathy. A study of health status of juvenile delinquents. IAIM, 2018; 5(4): 48-58. Page 49 Conclusions: Well-trained Health Workers, Social Workers, Psychologists, Nutritionists, Artists, Sportsman, Teachers are of immense importance and much needed for the task of juvenile correction and development. Parents must be given proper counselling to avoid repetition of the juveniles.