Potential occupational health effects of municipal solid waste management in Nigeria, the case of Lagos and Ibadan

Adeyi, Adebola A.; Adeyemi, Adewale M.

doi:10.4314/ijs.v21i2.15

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“…Only a small fraction of the waste workers go for routine medical checks. The findings are in line with studies by Adeyi & Adeyemi (2019), where it was observed that lack of medical insurance scheme for the different categories of solid waste managers is responsible for many of them not having routine medical check-ups to take care of their health. The majority of the solid waste workers have no formal education, this may adversely affect their understanding about Covid 19, disease and the importance of vaccines, and this concurs with findings by Adekiya (2021).…”

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“…These include fatigue, back pain, chest pain cough, diarrheal, eye infection, difficulty in breathing and skin rash. These findings corroborated studies by Gizaw et al (2014), Baral (2018), Mol et al (2019) and Adeyi & Adeyemi (2019). Only a small fraction of the waste workers go for routine medical checks.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…In Nigeria and FCT in particular there has been little study of the health and injury incidence of solid waste workers. Most of the reviewed studies are in the southern part of Nigeria (Oyelola et al 2018, Adeyi, & Adeyemi, 2019. No studies have been conducted thus far in Abuja Municipal Area Council regarding occupational health effects among workers engaged in solid waste collection, processing and disposal.…”

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Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Among Solid Waste Workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council

adekiya¹,

Magaji²,

Ogbonna³

2022

EJHS

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Purpose: Risks occur at every step in the waste management process, from the point of collection at homes, during transportation and at the sites of recycling or disposal. This study aimed at assessing the occupational health and safety of solid waste workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council. Methods: Descriptive survey research was employed for the study. A sample population of 327 waste workers was obtained by using the Krejcie & Morgan, (1970) model for sample size determination. The random sampling technique using the table of random numbers was employed in selecting the waste workers. The instrument used for this study was a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire collected information on socio-demographic characteristics of waste workers, safety tools and hygiene practices, occupational injuries and diseases and awareness on Covid 19, disease. Descriptive statistics were employed in analyzing the data, with the aid of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The results were presented in tables and charts. The results revealed that aprons and face masks were the most commonly used PPE among waste workers. It accounted for 73% and 52% among the waste collectors/ sweepers respectively. Among the crewmen, it also accounted for 45% and 23% respectively. Only about 46 % of the waste workers take their baths after work. Injuries from vehicles accounted for the highest among the waste workers. This accounts for 34 % among the domestic waste collector/sweepers and 29% among the crewmen. Conclusion: The several types of occupational diseases among the solid waste workers include fatigue (78% among the domestic waste collector/sweepers and 66% among the crewmen), back pain, chest pain, and cough. There is a significant difference in the prevalence of occupational health diseases among solid waste workers. Recommendations: The study, recommends that waste workers should be trained on occupational and health safety and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be encouraged among the workers.

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Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Among Solid Waste Workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council

adekiya¹,

Magaji²,

Ogbonna³

2022

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“…In conclusion, the authors recommended as a vital response to raise the workers awareness, besides enlightenment training, to survive the health hazards and its risks. [31,32] A periodic, objective and documented assessment and auditing of the dumpsites and their workers is a necessary concern to minimize the health issues that these workers face. Vaccination against HBV is an effective measure to control such an infection.…”

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HIV, HBS and HCV in Dump Site Workers of Erbil Governorate

Ubeid

Salih

Juma

2021

Cihan U Erbil SCI J

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This research targeted eighty-nine males working in Kany Qrzhala, dumpsite. Age and gender comparable apparently healthy subjects were selected as healthy controls, and both of the groups were obliged to fill the study's questionnaire. Further, venous blood samples were collected from each individual for serum collection. The accumulated sera reserved for the sero-prevalence for antibodies tests of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen and Hepatitis C Virus, (HIV), (HBS), (HCV) respectively. The automated immunoassay analyzer Cobas E411 facilitated the conducting of the mentioned tests. The serum concentration of HIV and HBS antibodies of dumpsite workers revealed a significant increase when compared to the healthy group, while the HCV antibody serum concentration presented no significant alteration when comparing dumpsite workers to the healthy controls. The antibodies presence in the sera that belonged to workers is an indicator of exposure to the viruses due to unsanitary health conditions. This may pose a public health risk to the workers themselves, in addition to the people they are in contact with, including their families.

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“…The waste scavengers mainly search through piles of unwanted goods to recover easily recyclable materials such as glass, metal and plastic, which they sell to scrap dealers, who then process the waste and sell it on either to be recycled or to be used directly by the industry. Most studies report that waste scavengers constitute disadvantaged and vulnerable segments of the population [2].…”

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Assessment of Health and Safety Risk Among Waste Scavengers in Enugu State, Nigeria

Patrick

Eyinna

Stanley

2022

ARJASS

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One of the most dangerous and dehumanizing activity in many developing countries is waste scavenging, an act of selecting possible useful or materials from waste materials especially at waste dump sites for purposes of making a living. This act exposes waste scavengers to several occupational health risks and hazards ranging from cuts, needle stick injury, and exposure to particulate matter, disease causing organisms, contaminated food and water, unhygienic working environment, among other health hazards. In Nigeria, population growth has resulted in an uncontrolled increase in waste creation, making it impossible for waste management organizations in various states to cope. Thus, increasing the number of waste scavengers who use waste picking as a daily source of income and a routine vocation to reduce the unemployment gap. This study was therefore performed to assess health and safety risk among waste scavengers in Enugu state, Nigeria with a view to identifying health conditions associated with waste scavengers in the state. This research adopted a descriptive cross-sectional approach in sampling 396 wastes scavengers across the three senatorial districts of Enugu state. A multistage and random sampling technique with instruments of questionnaires as well as risk assessments of the dumpsites were used to achieve the research objectives. Findings revealed that most of the respondents were exposed to all types of hazards with (79.8%) prevalence of physical hazard, (52.3%) prevalence of biological hazard, (61.6%) prevalence of chemical hazard, (60.6%) prevalence of psychological hazard and (95.7%) prevalence of ergonomic hazard. Due to exposures to broken glasses, needles, nails, metals, bottles, trips and falls, dust, machinery, computer equipment, woods, faeces, used condoms, food wastes, decaying materials, insects, rats, snakes, battery, poisoning from insecticides, decaying materials, chemical substances, lifting heavy bags of picked solid waste materials such as metals and plastics. Study recommends the use of PPEs by scavengers and enforcement of the use by government to ensure their exposures to some of these hazards are reduced. Also, recommends collaboration of Government with health workers to organize frequent health education and promotion to educate the waste scavengers on various types of health hazards.

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Potential occupational health effects of municipal solid waste management in Nigeria, the case of Lagos and Ibadan

Cited by 9 publications

References 12 publications

Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Among Solid Waste Workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council

Assessment of Occupational Health and Safety Among Solid Waste Workers in Abuja Municipal Area Council

HIV, HBS and HCV in Dump Site Workers of Erbil Governorate

Assessment of Health and Safety Risk Among Waste Scavengers in Enugu State, Nigeria

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