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Prevalence and injury patterns among electronic waste workers in the informal sector in Nigeria.
Ohajinwa, Chimere May; van Bodegom, Peter M; Vijver, Martina G; Olumide, Adesola O; Osibanjo, Oladele; Peijnenburg, Willie J G M.
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  • Ohajinwa CM; Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • van Bodegom PM; Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Vijver MG; Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
  • Olumide AO; Institute of Child Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Osibanjo O; Department of Chemistry, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
  • Peijnenburg WJGM; Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Inj Prev ; 24(3): 185-192, 2018 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28679520
BACKGROUND: Despite the large volume of e-waste recycled informally, the prevalence of work-related injuries among e-waste workers is unknown. Therefore, this study assessed the prevalence, patterns and factors associated with occupational injuries among e-waste workers in the informal sector in Nigeria. METHODS: This cross-sectional study adopted a multistage sampling method to select 279 respondents from three cities (Ibadan, Lagos and Aba) in Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on sociodemographics, work practices and injury occurrences from the respondents in 2015. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and standard logistic regression. RESULTS: We found high injury prevalence of 38% and 68% in 1-2 weeks and 6 months preceding the study, respectively. The most common injuries were cuts (59%). Injuries were mainly caused by sharp objects (77%). The majority (82%) of the injuries occurred on the hands/fingers. Despite the high occurrence of injury, only 18% of the workers use personal protective equipment (PPE) and 51% of those that use PPE got at least an injury in 1-2 weeks and 88% got at least an injury in 6 months preceding the study. The factors associated with injury in 1-2 weeks were job designation and the geographical location, while the factors associated with injury in 6 months were job designation, geographical location and age. CONCLUSIONS: There is a high prevalence of injury and low use of PPE among the e-waste workers in Nigeria. Occupational injury can be reduced through health education and safety promotion programmes for e-waste workers.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Laboral / Administración de la Seguridad / Residuos Electrónicos / Traumatismos Ocupacionales / Promoción de la Salud Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Inj Prev Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA / TRAUMATOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Laboral / Administración de la Seguridad / Residuos Electrónicos / Traumatismos Ocupacionales / Promoción de la Salud Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspecto: Determinantes_sociais_saude Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Inj Prev Asunto de la revista: PEDIATRIA / TRAUMATOLOGIA Año: 2018 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Países Bajos Pais de publicación: Reino Unido