OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS AMONG VETERINARIANS OF KARNATAKA – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY
| dc.contributor.advisor | Dr. K. SATYANARAYAN | |
| dc.contributor.author | SHREYANSH HOSURE | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-17T05:10:59Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-17T05:10:59Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A veterinarian is a practitioner of modern era, uses skills and knowledge for the prevention and treatment of diseases, for well-being of animals. The present study aimed to identify the occupational health hazards among veterinarians of Karnataka, to explore the preventive measures taken by the veterinarians and to identify the constraints faced by them. An exploratory research design was adopted for the study. Thirty veterinarians were selected each from industry sector, large animal practitioners, research and development and diagnostic sector, private pet practitioners, wildlife veterinarians and farm sector veterinarians. Thus total of 180 veterinarians from Karnataka were selected and interviewed. The result from the study revealed that majority of the large animal practitioners (53.33%) and veterinarians working in the farm sector (40.00%) were encountered by physical hazards, whereas majority veterinarians working in the research and development and diagnostic sector were exposed to chemical hazards (36.66%). About 43.34 per cent of private practitioners were exposed to radiation hazards. In case of constraints as expressed, majority of them were found in wildlife sector (46.66%). Veterinarians working in the industry sector faced medium level of occupational hazards. In spite of having optimal awareness on various occupational hazards, preventive measures are minimally practiced. It may be concluded that veterinarians are exposed to variety of hazardous situations during their practice, hence there is need to educate veterinarians during their early years of career | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810162499 | |
| dc.keywords | VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.pages | 246 | en_US |
| dc.publisher | KARNATAKA VETERINARY, ANIMAL AND FISHERIES SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, BIDAR – 585401 | en_US |
| dc.sub | Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education | en_US |
| dc.theme | VETERINARY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXTENSION EDUCATION | en_US |
| dc.these.type | M.V.Sc. | en_US |
| dc.title | OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH HAZARDS AMONG VETERINARIANS OF KARNATAKA – AN EXPLORATORY STUDY | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |