Mental Health and Physical Health of People Living in Different Crowding Areas of Dhaka City

By : Md. Mahbubur Rahman, Asoke Kumar Saha

Page No: 445-453

Abstract
The present study investigated the impacts of physical and mental health on people living in different crowding areas in Dhaka city. The objectives of the study were to find out whether there is any difference in health status among people in overcrowding and less crowding areas. 100 people were selected from 8 places in Dhaka city as sample. Two instruments were used to collect data i.e. one is physical health scale and others is mental health scale. Both are written in Bangla. The main impact of physical and mental health was found among people living in different crowding area. It has been also found that respondents of physical and mental health are highly negative correlated with people loving with overcrowding areas. No significant difference in mental and physical health between people living in overcrowding versus less crowding areas in Dhaka city. But mean difference in mental and physical health was found among less crowding and overcrowding areas people living in Dhaka city.

Authors :
Asoke Kumar Saha : Professor & Chairman – Department of Psychology, Jagannath University, Dhaka 1100, Bangladesh
Md. Mahbubur Rahman : Lecturer – Department of Psychology, Habibullah Bahar College, Shantinagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2019.14.02.22