Men and women waste pickers on landfills in Johannesburg, South Africa: divergence in health, and socioeconomic status.
Chronic disease
Health
Informal economy
Landfill
Waste picker
Women
Journal
International archives of occupational and environmental health
ISSN: 1432-1246
Titre abrégé: Int Arch Occup Environ Health
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 7512134
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
received:
18
02
2021
accepted:
27
05
2021
pubmed:
6
11
2021
medline:
5
4
2022
entrez:
5
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate gender differences in health in informal waste pickers affected by poverty and multiple environmental and work hazards. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at two major landfill sites in a large city. Information on health, work hazards and health care access as well as blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and BMI were measured. A total of 361 waste pickers participated in the survey. The women interviewed earned on average 22% less per month than the men waste pickers. The women presented with worse chronic health outcomes (OR 2.69 95% CI 1.51-4.78) and signs of chronic disease (OR 1.73 95% CI 1.02-2.96) compared to men despite showing greater health-seeking behaviours. Women waste pickers suffer worse health outcomes, such as lifestyle diseases and HIV. Further research is needed to identify the factors involved. Responsive programs supporting health care, improved working conditions and income for waste pickers may also improve their health.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34739598
doi: 10.1007/s00420-021-01787-8
pii: 10.1007/s00420-021-01787-8
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
351-363Informations de copyright
© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
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