International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 1

Physical health conditions of women labourers working in Pune Station Area, Pune

  • Author:
  • Athing Ningshen, B.S. Gotpagar, Ningson Primrose
  • Total Page Count: 13
  • Page Number: 375 to 387

*Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi

**Associate Professor, Social Sciences Centre, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University

***Assistant Professor (Anthro), South East Manipur College

Online published on 12 February, 2015.

Abstract

Physical health is anything that has to do with our bodies as a physical entity. Physical health conditions of women labourers are deteriorated through physical labour, health repercussion, poor nutritional status and lack of basic facilities. The objectives of the study are to explore the condition of physical labours, health repercussion and poor physical facilities. The aim of the study is to find out the problems of physical health conditions of women labourers. The data was obtained from 80 respondents in Pune Station area, Pune District. In this study the physical health of the labourious women was analyses on the unauthorized settlements without even basic amenities where families live in conditions are in great vulnerable. Poor nutritional status and anaemia due to poverty, workload and domestic responsibilities leads to fatigue among women. Lack of basic facilities like toilet, rubbish disposal, pollution, etc, cause a lot of physical discomfort.

Keywords

Physical health, Women Labourers