NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SELECTED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS IN DINAJPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

Construction site is a booming site for developing countries. The construction workers are helping every day to construct mega structures, infrastructures that helps to develop our country day by day, so their nutrition and safety is very important. The purpose of the nonexperimental observational study was to assess nutritional status, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and health problem information of construction workers in Dinajpur district, Bangladesh. A total of 150 construction workers (male 83 and female 51) from Dinajpur (Parbatipur, Fulbari) and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital, Dinajpur in Bangladesh were selected for the study. Face to face interview of the Participants completed to set of a questionnaire containing their lifestyle, socioeconomic status, health-related knowledge and individual Body Mass Index (BMI). The present study found 62% Male and 38% Female worker. From the study, it was found that the majority of the participants had normal weight (61.33%) and limited numbers were overweight (18%). 53.34% worker had complaints of skin problem, back pain, breathing problem. Their nutritional knowledge was limited. For lack of nutritional knowledge and awareness, they were suffering nutritional and health-related problems. The findings provided a further insight on the seriousness of certain types of health problems that affect construction workers working in the construction site. This finding may have implications for formulating proper intervention strategies for the sustainable development of Bangladesh construction working site