Depression among diamond cutting and polishing industry workers

Pages: 57-60
Girijesh K. Yadav, Sunil Kumar, and Mahatam Mishra (ICMR-National Institute of Occupational Health, Ahmedabad, Gujarat)

This study was conducted to assess the level of depression among diamond workers with respect to their job task. Three hundred forty-two diamond workers have been enrolled from Ahmedabad, Gujarat ranging between 18 to 60 years belonging to five different job tasks Ghattarasi (n=37), Table cutting (n=35), Talia bottom (N=123), Athpel (n=78) and Mathala (n=69). Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-42) has been used to assess the depression of diamond workers. Results showed a moderate level of depression (M=13.08, SD=7.9) among diamond workers. One-way ANOVA revealed no significant difference in depression scores across different job tasks except Ghat tarasi workers. Ghat tarasi workers did not show depression. Hence, the level of depression among diamond workers have not been significantly influenced by their job task apart from ghat tarasi workers.