?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Health+Status+of+Padia+Workers+in+Slums+of+a+Taluka+Headquarters+in+Gujarat&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+D&rft.creator=Varun%2C+A&rft.creator=Shah%2C+U&rft.creator=Singh%2C+US&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+%E2%80%98Padia%E2%80%99+is+cup+or+plate+made+from+paper.+A+cross-sectional+study+was+carried+out+in+3+slum+areas+of+Petlad+town+of+Anand+district+in+Gujarat+state+to+describe+the+socio-economic+and+health+status+of+the+Padia+workers+using+a+pretested+questionnaire.+Results%3A+68.5%25+of+the+study+participants+were+male.+Only+27.6+%25+persons+were+educated+upto+higher+secondary+school+and+none+beyond.+There+was+no+worker+below+14+years+of+age.74+%25+work+at+their+residence.+Most+of+them+spend+about+eight+hours+for+the+%E2%80%98Padia%E2%80%99+making+work+over+and+above+their+household+job.+Addictions+were+present+in+more+than+1%2F3rd+of+workers.+Musculoskeletal+problem+was+commonest+health+problem.+18(12.1%25)+had+experienced+work+place+related+injuries+accidents.+None+of+the+workers+used+any+protective+devices.+Conclusion%3A+Padia+workers+have+several+health+issues+including+occupation+related+health+hazards.+Need+exists+for+a+participatory+occupational+health+programme+for+this+working+population.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-08-30&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9824%2F1%2F2014-2-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kumar%2C+D+and+Varun%2C+A+and+Shah%2C+U+and+Singh%2C+US++(2014)+Health+Status+of+Padia+Workers+in+Slums+of+a+Taluka+Headquarters+in+Gujarat.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9824%2F