Health problems and risk factors prevailing among garment workers in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu
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Knowledge, attitude and practices related to occupational health problems among garment workers in Tamil Nadu, India.
The garment manufacturing process is a labour intensive task. The workers in this are employed in three different sections namely cutting, stitching and finishing. As these workers perform repetitive tasks throughout the workday, they face several work related problems. The aim of this study was to assess the level of awareness of health problems among garment workers and their attitudes and pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2394-6040,2394-6032
DOI: 10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20182166