Volume: 13 Issue: 1
Year: 2025, Page: 7-11, Doi: https://doi.org/10.47799/pimr.1301.03
Received: Aug. 20, 2025 Accepted: March 25, 2025 Published: April 22, 2025
Background: E-commerce and food delivery workers face occupational health risks due to irregular hours, poor posture, inadequate diet, and exposure to noise, heat, dust, and traffic pollution. Objectives: To identify health problems among e-commerce and food delivery workers and estimate their prevalence by age. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to July 2018 among 2553 male workers in Chennai, using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire via Google Forms. Results: Among participants (mean age 20.3 years), the most prevalent health problems were low backache (31%), headache (25%), and red eyes (21%). Older workers (41-50 years) reported higher rates of low backache. Conclusions: These workers experience significant musculoskeletal and ocular issues, necessitating occupational health interventions.
Keywords: Occupational health, E-commerce, Food delivery, Low backache, Headache
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Kallu SK, Sushmitha T. Prevalence of Occupational Health Problems among ECommerce and Food Delivery Workers in Chennai: A Cross-Sectional Study. Perspectives in Medical Research. 2025;13(1):7-11 DOI: 10.47799/pimr.1301.03