HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG THE RANA PLAZA TRAGEDY SURVIVORS IN THE COMMUNITY

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to identify Health-related Quality of life among Rana Plaza tragedy survivors in the community. Methodology: Study was conducted through Cross-sectional study design among 50 participants of Rana Plaza survivors who were selected by convenient sampling technique. SF-36 questionnaire was used to conduct the research and data was analysed by SPSS. Results: Mean age of the participants was 32.74 years and SD was 6.963. Health Related Quality of life of survivors was detected by a questionnaire SF-36 and there was 8 dimensions, from these dimensions the mean score of physical functioning was 54.50%, Role limitation due to physical health was 45.75%, Role limitation due to emotional problem was 75.40%, Energy or fatigue was 55.73%, Emotional well-being was 56.98%, Social functioning was 53.60%, Pain was 45.15%, and lastly general health was 40.20%. According to SF-36 score range their physical health was poor and mental health was fair. HRQOL is significantly associated with their Sociodemographic characteristics p<0.05. Conclusion: Participants who were working on the community they are now still suffering post-traumatic stress. Though the governmental and non-governmental organization helped them lot but this was not sufficient.Some of them requaire further treatmeant but they do not continue thier treatment due to thier poor economical status and this situation indirectly creat a bad effect into their life. so the goverment and non-government organization should provide support to the survivors and try to improve their health status.