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Impact Of Traffic Congestion On Workers Health
[A CASE STUDY OF LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA]
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1.5 Significance of the study
Health
is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being not
merely the absence of a disease or infirmity (WHO, 1948).
This study
is very important as it touches a critical aspect of life, that is
workers. Workers are the wheels of Government and private businesses.
The way their health is treated would determine their productivity. So
this study would be important to Private employers, Government agencies,
road users and the workers themselves
1.6 Scope and delimitation of the study
The
scope of this study is focused on traffic congestions and its effect on
workers in Lagos state. Due to financial and time constraint, the study
was limited to Lagos Mainland Area of Lagos state.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms were used in the course of this study:
Traffic: This refers to all vehicles, pedestrians, ships, or planes that are moving in a particular area.
Road User: Anyone who uses a road, such as a pedestrian, cyclist or motorist.
Health effects: Changes in health resulting from exposure to traffic congestions
1.8 ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDY
This
research work is organized in five chapters, for easy understanding, as
follows Chapter one is concerned with the introduction, which consist
of the (overview, of the study), historical background, statement of
problem, objectives of the study, research hypotheses, significance of
the study, scope and limitation of the study, definition of terms and
historical background of the study. Chapter two highlights the
theoretical framework on which the study is based, thus the review of
related literature. Chapter three deals on the research design and
methodology adopted in the study. Chapter four concentrate on the data
collection and analysis and presentation of finding. Chapter five gives
summary, conclusion, and recommendations made of the study.
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