Quality of life among food delivery workers in southern Chennai: A cross sectional survey

Abstract

Background: Quality of life can be defined as an individual’s perception of his/her position in life in the context of the culture and value systems in which he/she lives and in relation to his/ her goals, expectations, standards and concerns. It is a broad ranging concept affected in a complex way by the person’s physical health, psychological status, social relationships, and his/her (person) environment. Methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among 173 participants who are working as food delivery workers in Chennai. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaire after obtaining the consent from the participants. Data entry was done in Microsoft excel and the data was analysed using SPSS-ver-24.Results: Around 103 (59.5%) participants were under the age group of 20-29 years. 111 (64.2 %) were unmarried. Their education level was under graduation. Most of the workers earning>40,000 salary per month. And most of the participants were satisfied with their work.Conclusion: Most of the unemployed graduates involved in the food delivery work. Since they are getting more salary than for their professional, they are happily doing this job. Due to this rash driving accident may occur also they are more tensed while driving. Otherwise, they are doing their work with more satisfaction and their Quality of life was good.