BACKGROUND: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Health is not something that one possesses as a commodity but connotes rather a way of functioning within one's environment (work, recreation, and living). The work environment constitutes an important part of man's total environment, so health to a large extent is affected by work conditions. AIM: To assess the knowledge and attitude related to use of safety measures against respiratory disorders caused by air pollution among traffic policemen in selected areas of Pune city. METHODS: A descriptive research design was used to conduct the present study. Convenient sampling was used to select 100 policemen. Sociodemographic profile, self-administered knowledge questionnaire and self-administered attitude scale was used to collect the data. RESULTS: The present study results revealed that the p-values corresponding to age, education, monthly income and number of children are small (less than 0.05), the null hypothesis is rejected. Age, education, monthly income and number of children were found to have significant association with attitude of traffic policemen regarding use of safety measures against respiratory disorders caused by Air Pollution. It proved that the correlation coefficient between knowledge and attitude was found to be -0.19 and this correlation coefficient is negative. CONCLUSIONS: The study concluded that the traffic policemen with more knowledge had negative attitude regarding use of safety measures against respiratory disorders caused by Air Pollution.
Traffic Policemen, Respiratory Disorders, Air Pollution, Knowledge and Attitude.
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