Negative impacts of heavy workload: a comparative study among sanitary workers

Abstract

This empirical based survey research is descriptive in nature having quantitative approach. The aim of this research is to understand perception of sanitary workers towards various risk factors associated with heavy workload and its impacts on health, work and behaviour of the sanitary workers working in both private multi-speciality and single speciality hospitals in Tirunelveli city, Tamilnadu, India. In order to achieve these objectives, the study sampled 120 sanitary workers (60 from multi-speciality and 60 from single-speciality hospitals) using convenience sampling technique. Primary data were collected using schedule method and secondary data were collected from books and journals in order to support to the study. The findings of the study reveals that perception of sanitary workers working with both kinds of organization in the study area is same towards risk factors associated with heavy workload and its impact on health and work and behaviour of the sanitary workers.