THE HEALTH PROBLEMS OF LITHUANIA SEAFARERS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC, MARITIME INDUSTRY FACTORS AND LIFESTYLE HABITS

Jonas Sąlyga Abstract The study was carried out by a questionnaire–based survey in November–December of 2008 at the Maritime Medicine Centre of Klaipeda Seafarers‘ Hospital. The case group consisted of 998 Lithuanian seafarers aged 20 to 64 years. The questionnaire comprised 28 questions related to the following domins of the studied: 1) sociodemographic data –…