Prevalence of Respiratory Health Symptoms among Landfill Waste Recyclers in the City of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Cross-sectional study
informal workers
landfill sites
respiratory symptoms
waste recyclers
Journal
International journal of environmental research and public health
ISSN: 1660-4601
Titre abrégé: Int J Environ Res Public Health
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101238455
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 11 2019
04 11 2019
Historique:
received:
10
09
2019
revised:
15
10
2019
accepted:
16
10
2019
entrez:
7
11
2019
pubmed:
7
11
2019
medline:
24
3
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
In developing countries, waste sorting and recycling have become a source of income for poorer communities. However, it can potentially pose significant health risks. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of acute respiratory symptoms and associated risk factors for respiratory health outcomes among waste recyclers. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 361 waste recyclers at two randomly selected landfill sites in Johannesburg. Convenience sampling was used to sample the waste recyclers. The prevalence of respiratory symptoms in the population was 58.5%. A persistent cough was the most common symptom reported (46.8%), followed by breathlessness (19.6%) and rapid breathing (15.8%). Approximately 66.4% of waste recyclers reported exposure to chemicals and 96.6% reported exposure to airborne dust. A multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that exposure to waste containing chemical residues (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.01-3.22
Identifiants
pubmed: 31689929
pii: ijerph16214277
doi: 10.3390/ijerph16214277
pmc: PMC6862197
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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