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- Title
An Empirical Study on Impact of Traffic Pollution on Health of Roadside Vendors and its Effects on Their Business.
- Authors
A., Lavanya; S., Kiruthikasri; H. S., Aishwarya; K., Surendarnath; S., Shashank; Devakumar, G.
- Abstract
Clean atmospheric air plays a significant role in Humans Health. Now a daysdue to increase in vehicle movement there is a huge impact to the roadside vendor’s health and their business. This study has been conducted with the aim to Analyse various factors impacting health of roadside vendors and its effects on their business in Bengaluru and understand various challenges faced by roadside vendor so that a kind of awareness program can be suggested with a view to improve the health of roadside vendors. In this research simple random sampling has been carried out by conducting face to face interview. A sample size of 145 Roadside Vendors have been met and data’s have been collected. Quantitative Analysis were carried by using SPSS and Smart PLS software. Based on the factors identified from the literature gap a framework was developed. Dependent variable is business sustainability and Independent Variable were Intensity of Traffic Pollution, Diseases caused and remedies. The result obtained from analysis shows that Intensity of Traffic pollution has a moderate impact on business sustainability, Diseases caused has got positive impact on business sustainably and Remedies has also got a positive impact on their business sustainability. Based on the output of research analysis recommendation has been made to plant more trees in busy roads and Normal vehicles can be replaced by Compressed Natural Gas and electronic vehicles.
- Publication
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, 2020, Vol 11, Issue 3, p230
- ISSN
0976-0245
- Publication type
Academic Journal