A Study on Morbidity Pattern of Migrant Sand Workers in a River Of Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

摘要

ABSTRACT Sand has become a very important mineral for the expansion of society. Sand mining refers to the process of removing sand from a place of its occurrence. The present study is carried out with the objectives to study the morbidity pattern of migrant sand workers in a river of Mangalore. This community based crosssectional study was conducted in Gurupura river, Kulur, Mangalore, Dakshina Kannada district by interviewing 165 migrant sand workers using a semi structured pre-tested question.