A Study To Evaluate Health Status Among Housekeeping Exposed To Selected Occupational Health Hazards In The Hospital Environment In Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College And Hospital At Puducherry

In times past, employers were not concern with the health and safety of their employees at work. An employee was not provided with safety and health equipment and she/he risked getting hurt at work anytime she/he goes about his/her duties. Health hazards are usually caused by needle stick injuries, Nosocomial infection, allergic reaction. Inorder to evaluate health status of housekeepers working in Sri Manakula Vinayagar hospital Puducherry, the investigator had conducted the study. “To evaluate health status among housekeeping exposed to selected occupational health hazards in the hospital environment in sri manakula vinayagar medical college and hospital at puducherry”. A descriptive research design was adopted for this study. A sample of 30 housekeepers was enrolled in this study. The result showed that 53.4% had moderate infection, 6.66% had severe infectio.