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dc.contributor.author | Harshani, S.R.A.P. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Abeysena, C. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-17T06:14:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-02-17T06:14:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka. 2016; 22(1): 20–29 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1391-3174 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/16448 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Introduction: Fishermen are special group of people who are more vulnerable to non-communicable diseases due to occupation specific conditions. Objective: To determine the prevalence of accidental injuries, hypertension, malnutrition, smoking and alcohol consumption among fishermen in Divisional Secretariat Division of Kalpitiya. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted during the period of August to October 2011. The sample consisted of 465 fishermen with ≥6 months experience in fishing and selected by applying the cluster sampling technique. The study instruments were the interviewer-administered questionnaire and the record sheet. Prevalence of the above conditions and diseases with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. Results: The prevalence of accidental injuries was 19.6%(95%CI:16%-23.2%). The prevalence of hypertension was 24.3%(95% CI:20.4%-28.2%) and it was significantly higher among those who have >10 years of service experience in the fishing sector (p<0.01) and history of smoking >10 years duration (p<0.001). The prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity were 6.2%(95%CI:4%-8.4%), 20.6%(95%CI:16.9%-24.3%) and 2.6%(95%CI:1.2%-4%) respectively. The prevalence of current smokers and current alcohol consumers were 54.6%(95% CI: 50.2%-59%) and 60.2%(95% CI: 55.8%-64.6%) respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension, smoking and alcohol consumption were higher and obesity was lower among fishermen than general population. Improve the knowledge on prevention and screening are recommended. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka | en_US |
dc.subject | Non-communicable diseases | en_US |
dc.title | Selected non-communicable diseases and risk conditions among fishermen in Divisional Secretariat Division of Kalpitiya | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
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