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Prevention of respiratory problems among traffic police: A cross sectional study in Kathmandu valley exploring knowledge and practice

机译:预防交警中的呼吸道疾病:在加德满都流域的横断面研究,探索知识和实践

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Background: Air pollution is high in Kathmandu valley due to heavy traffic and ongoing roadconstructions. The objective of the study was to identify the knowledge and practice regarding prevention ofrespiratory problems among traffic police. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted inKathmandu valley. The areas have been selected on the basis of traffic pollution and participants were selectedby random sampling technique. The sample size of study was 166. Data was collected by using selfadministered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS. Results: Among the participants, more than half (53%)were from age group of 20-29 years and 40.4% were from age group of 30-39 years. Regarding the respiratoryproblems, more than four fifth (85.5%) responded difficulty in breathing as a type of respiratory problem.Similarly, 89.2% participant had not offered any protective device by the government and 71.5% had usedprotective devices during their duty hour. Majority (72.2%) of participants were only using mask as a protectivedevice. Nearly one fourth (19.3%) had adequate knowledge and very few (4.8%) had adequate level of practiceon preventing respiratory problems. Conclusion: It can be concluded that one fourth participant traffic policeshad knowledge but very few were practicing the preventive measures for respiratory problems. It isrecommended to conduct awareness campaign to the traffic police and advocate the government to provide theprotective measures.
机译:背景:由于交通繁忙和正在进行的道路建设,加德满都谷地空气污染严重。该研究的目的是在交通警察中识别有关预防呼吸道问题的知识和实践。方法:在加德满都谷地进行描述性横断面研究。根据交通污染选择区域,并通过随机抽样技术选择参与者。研究的样本量为166。使用自助问卷收集数据并使用SPSS进行分析。结果:在参与者中,一半以上(53%)来自20-29岁年龄段,而40.4%来自30-39岁年龄段。关于呼吸问题,超过五分之四(85.5%)的人认为呼吸困难是一种呼吸问题.89.2%的参与者未提供政府的任何防护设备,而71.5%的人在工作期间使用了防护设备。绝大多数(72.2%)的参与者仅使用口罩作为保护装置。将近四分之一(19.3%)的人有足够的知识,很少(4.8%)的人有足够的实践水平来预防呼吸系统疾病。结论:可以得出结论,四分之一的参加交通警察具有一定的知识,但很少有人采取预防措施来解决呼吸系统问题。建议对交警进行宣传运动,倡导政府提供保护措施。

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