Open AccessProtect the protector: Morbidity and health behavior among police personnel in national capital region of India
Author(s) -
Jitendra Kumar Meena,
Rajesh Kumar,
Gajendra Singh Meena
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine/the indian journal of occupational and environmental medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3670
pISSN - 0973-2284
DOI - 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_28_18
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , obesity , distress , environmental health , family medicine , clinical psychology
At the time of selection, police personnel undergo various health and fitness tests but subsequently health assessments are not done regularly. Unhealthy lifestyle and challenging work environment predispose them to various somatic sequelae, including cardiovascular diseases, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, and psychological disorders, etc., There is limited epidemiological data on the morbidity profile among police personnel in India.