| dc.description.abstract | Construction site is a booming site for developing countries. The construction workers are
helping every day to construct mega structures, infrastructures that helps to develop our country
day by day, so their nutrition and safety is very important. The purpose of the nonexperimental observational study was to assess nutritional status, lifestyle, socioeconomic status, and health problem information of construction workers in Dinajpur
district, Bangladesh. A total of 150 construction workers (male 83 and female 51) from
Dinajpur (Parbatipur, Fulbari) and Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology
University, M Abdur Rahim Medical College Hospital, Dinajpur in Bangladesh were
selected for the study. Face to face interview of the Participants completed to set of a
questionnaire containing their lifestyle, socioeconomic status, health-related knowledge
and individual Body Mass Index (BMI). The present study found 62% Male and 38%
Female worker. From the study, it was found that the majority of the participants had
normal weight (61.33%) and limited numbers were overweight (18%). 53.34% worker
had complaints of skin problem, back pain, breathing problem. Their nutritional
knowledge was limited. For lack of nutritional knowledge and awareness, they were
suffering nutritional and health-related problems. The findings provided a further insight
on the seriousness of certain types of health problems that affect construction workers
working in the construction site. This finding may have implications for formulating
proper intervention strategies for the sustainable development of Bangladesh
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