Health Status of Women Construction Workers; A Case Study

Health of women is closely linked to her status in the society. The nature of occupation and working condition affects health of the labourer. (Women bear a triple burden of reproduction, production and domestic work.) The working conditions in the construction industry have been improved during the past decades and efforts have been made to reduce the amount of heavy lifting and carrying, but hard physical labour, static work, climatic influences, noise and dust are still considerable burdens for construction workers. This paper examines the nature of working and working conditions and its effects on the Health of women construction workers. The study was conducted Chikmagaluru district of Karnataka State India. Field work was carried out by using appropriate and Nature work and working conditions, personal interview schedule to study the health status of women construction workers. Further the study highlights major findings and shows the need and possibility for further health primitive women construction in workers targeting both work related conditions and personal lifestyle factors.