Health hazards and the effects of these hazards to the health of the workers of Thilafushi, Maldives

Abstract

This study provides insight into health hazards and the effects of these hazards to the health of the workers of Thilafushi. Thilafushi is known as the island that disposes waste mostly in Maldives, so this island has many health hazards. The aim of this study is to find the health hazards the workers face in Thilafushi and the effects of these hazards to the health. Quantitative technique will be used to find out the health hazards and its effect on health. The whole population was taken as sample group. After collecting the data, it is analyzed by the help of statistical software. Ethics is considered by many ways including the consent form and by ensuring the confidentiality to the participants. Moreover, no women are involved in waste disposal that is 0% and all the workers are male that is 100% and 51.4% people working are from Maldives. Moreover 91.4% people are exposed to sunlight. Moreover, 91.4% people dispose toxic wastes. 70% people visited doctor due to common cold and respiratory diseases. At the end of the study, the main health hazards identified were smoke, toxic wastes and mosquitoes. But the effect to health is minimized due to use of proper safety measures taken such as use of gloves, facemasks, sunscreen, foot wear and eye goggles. Furthermore, those do not use proper safety precaution suffer from respiratory diseases such as acute respiratory infection