17Jul 2017

EFFECT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND OXIDATIVE STRESS OF FEMALE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA.

  • Research Scholar, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta.
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Jhargram Raj College (Girls? Wing), Govt. of West Bengal.
  • Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta.
  • Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Hooghly Mohsin College. Govt. of West Bengal.
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Background: Modernization and industrialization have paved a good path to the construction industry. As per Census 2011, the total number of female workers in India is 149.8 million. Objectives: To identify different health problems amongst workers working in the construction industry in West Bengal, to assess health status of these female construction workers with respect to their occupational hazards and hormonal dysfunctions and recommend some low cost easily available supplement in controlling or preventing these potentially damaging reactions of these construction female workers. Materials and Methods: The study was a double-blind study with intervention conducted in different construction sites of Howrah, Hooghly, and 24 parganas of West Bengal amongst 123 female construction workers. All general physical parameters, reproductive hormonal parameters, oxidative stress parameter, 25OH Vitamin D were performed in pre and post intervention condition by standardised procedure. Workers were asked to take antioxidant multivitamin capsule (Lycopene), raw turmeric and one piece of raw garlic in the morning in empty stomach and tomatoes, spinach and onions were included in their daily food. Result: Workers showed raised Vit D, GSH, progesterone-estrogen ratio, cortisol status (p<0.05) after1 month intervention study. Conclusion: Due to stressful job routine, female construction workers faced abnormal level of reproductive hormone and oxidative stress hormonal parameters. Use of multivitamin capsule, raw turmeric, raw garlic, green leafy food, tomatoes, spinach etc balances all hormonal levels moderately

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[Sugata Das, Anandi Bagchi, Somnath Gangopadhyay and Subrata Ghosh. (2017); EFFECT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND OXIDATIVE STRESS OF FEMALE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, WEST BENGAL, INDIA. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Jul). 661-667] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. SUBRATA GHOSH
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PG DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOLOGY, HOOGHLY MOHSIN COLLEGE, GOVT. WEST BENGAL, INDIA

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4766      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4766

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