2023
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002503
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The cost of beauty: Perspectives of salon workers in Kisumu City, Kenya

Patrick Ogola Onyango

Abstract: Despite occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in cosmetics and personal care products (PCPs), salon workers receive minimal formal protections. Consequently, most salon workers rely on personal safeguards. However, the nature of such individual-level safeguards remains unknown. Knowledge of risks associated with occupational use of cosmetics and PCPs and information needs of salon workers were investigated in Kisumu City, Kenya. Responses from 302 respondents showed that 84% were women and 30% had post-… Show more

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