A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among the Construction Workers of Gadag, North Karnataka

Abstract

Background: The construction workers all over the world faces health related concerns due to high job demand, long working hours, and unrealistic deadlines. The mental health problems of construction workers cause productivity losses and also raises safety concerns and the construction industry reports higher levels of mental health issues than other industries in general. Methods: A Cross-Sectional study was conducted for three months from April 2022 to June 2022 among Construction workers of construction site of Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India. Conclusion: The study concluded that the proportion of depression, anxiety and stress among construction workers were 49.3% (101), 73.2% (150) and 25.4% (52) respectively. It shows that depression, anxiety and stress was more common in age group between 31 to 40 years, male, laborer, completed high school education and belonging to socio-economic status Class IV.