• Srilakshmi
• k. Himaja

INTRODUCTION Street vendor is a person who offers goods for sale to the public at large without having a permanent buildup from which to sell. Street vending is one of the primary ways of earning money and sustaining livelihood for poor people. It is also a big informal sector platform. It is a viable source of employment for many. Even though they form a big part in informal sector they face many problems. They are often illtreated, live in uncertainty and work in poor condition with little access to infrastructure, inability to access various government facilities, social security and job security. Street vendors are self employed people and have a low educational level who utilize public street to secure their livelihood. The focus of this study is to assess the nutritional and health status of street vendors along with challenges like socio-economic status, hygiene and other issues. METHODS AND MATERIALS Cross-sectional study is done for assessing the knowledge with the help of an interview in the form of questionnaire among street vendors living in Barkatpura. RESULT From the data which has been collected from street vendors of Barkatpura area, it has been found that even after being in this occupation they are facing many problems in the course of running their activities. Further they enjoy neither safety nor security in work place without having any fixed hours of vending. Also, they suffer from poor nutritional and health status. They also do not have proper hygiene practices and knowledge about hygiene and sanitation. CONCLUSION Street vendors need to be properly educated about the importance of nutrition and maintenance of good health and hygiene. They should also be educated about various policies and schemes provided by government so that it will be helpful to sustain their economic status. Government should take some action towards the street vendors pertaining to their safety in their protection and also their health.

NUTRITIONAL HEALTH, NUTRITIONAL EDUCATION , STREET VENDORS

"ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL HEALTH STATUS AND HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG STREET VENDORS IN HYDERABAD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.l22-l38, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403B03.pdf

"ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL HEALTH STATUS AND HYGIENE PRACTICES AMONG STREET VENDORS IN HYDERABAD", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppl22-l38, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403B03.pdf