World at work: Brazilian ragpickers

Silva, M C da; Fassa, Anaclaudia Gastal; Siqueira, Carlos Eduardo; Kriebel, David

doi:10.1136/oem.2005.020164

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“…These fi ndings support previously reported data, reinforcing the importance of establishing educational and health policies that address the safety of this population 6,7,9,11,15 .…”

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confidence: 81%

“…As observed elsewhere, the level of education among recyclable waste collectors was low [7][8][9]12,15 . In fact, nearly 73% of the study population had less than 8 years of schooling.…”

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confidence: 76%

“…Despite its economic and environmental importance, this occupation is associated with unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. In addition, recyclable waste collectors have a lifestyle that is characterized by socioeconomic exclusion and stigmatization [6][7][8][9][10][11][12] .…”

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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil

Marinho

Lopes

Teles

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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introduction:The collection of recyclable waste materials is a widespread activity among the urban poor. Today, this occupation attracts an increasingly large number of individuals. Despite its economic and environmental importance, this activity is associated with unsafe and unhealthy working conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroepidemiological profi le of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a population of recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil. Methods: Recyclable waste collectors from all 15 recycling cooperatives in Goiânia City were invited to participate in the study. The participants (n = 431) were interviewed and screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibodies against HBsAg (anti-HBs) and hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). HBsAg-and anti-HBc-positive samples were tested for HBV DNA and genotyped. Results: The overall prevalence of HBV infection (HBsAg-and/or anti-HBc-positive) was 12.8%. An age over 40 years and illicit drug use were associated with HBV infection. HBV DNA was detected in 2/3 HBsAg-positive samples and in 1/52 anti-HBc-positive/HBsAg-negative samples (an occult HBV infection rate of 1.9%), in which the genotypes/subgenotypes A/A1, D/D3 and F/F2 were identifi ed. Only 12.3% of the recyclable waste collectors had serological evidence of previous HBV vaccination. Conclusions: These fi ndings highlight the vulnerability of recyclable waste collectors to HBV infection and reinforce the importance of public health policies that address the health and safety of this socially vulnerable population.

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“…These fi ndings support previously reported data, reinforcing the importance of establishing educational and health policies that address the safety of this population 6,7,9,11,15 .…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

“…As observed elsewhere, the level of education among recyclable waste collectors was low [7][8][9]12,15 . In fact, nearly 73% of the study population had less than 8 years of schooling.…”

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confidence: 76%

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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil

Marinho

Lopes

Teles

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…A central theme in these studies is the fact that waste recyclers are prone to health problems like injuries, [59][60][61][62] 62,64,[67][68][69][70] Most studies on waste recyclers had more or less similar limitations discussed on studies on waste workers. Notably, most studies used the cross-sectional design, thus dwarfing their capacity to prove causality issues.…”

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A systematic critical review of epidemiological studies on public health concerns of municipal solid waste handling

Ncube

Voyi

2016

Perspect Public Health

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Aims:The ultimate aim of this review was to summarise the epidemiological evidence on the association between municipal solid waste management operations and health risks to populations residing near landfills and incinerators, waste workers and recyclers. To accomplish this, the sub-aims of this review article were to (1) examine the health risks posed by municipal solid waste management activities, (2) determine the strengths and gaps of available literature on health risks from municipal waste management operations and (3) suggest possible research needs for future studies. Methods:The article reviewed epidemiological literature on public health concerns of municipal solid waste handling published in the period 1995-2014. The PubMed and MEDLINE computerised literature searches were employed to identify the relevant papers using the keywords solid waste, waste management, health risks, recycling, landfills and incinerators. Additionally, all references of potential papers were examined to determine more articles that met the inclusion criteria. Results:A total of 379 papers were identified, but after intensive screening only 72 met the inclusion criteria and were reviewed. Of these studies, 33 were on adverse health effects in communities living near waste dumpsites or incinerators, 24 on municipal solid waste workers and 15 on informal waste recyclers. Reviewed studies were unable to demonstrate a causal or non-causal relationship due to various limitations. Conclusion:In light of the above findings, our review concludes that overall epidemiological evidence in reviewed articles is inadequate mainly due to methodological limitations and future research needs to develop tools capable of demonstrating causal or non-causal relationships between specific waste management operations and adverse health endpoints.

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“…Waste handlers usually do not wear sufficient protective clothing [1,16] and heavy protective gloves [17,18] during waste handling which increases the potential risk of accidents. A study in Bangladesh capital Dhaka showed that 73% of waste collectors working in health facilities studied did not regularly wear sufficient Personal Protective Equipments (PPE) during waste handling [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

Medical Waste Collectors in Eastern Ethiopia are Exposed to High Sharp Injury and Blood and Body Fluids Contamination

Alemayehu¹,

Worku²,

Assefa³

2016

J Prev Inf Cntrl

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World at work: Brazilian ragpickers

Cited by 44 publications

References 9 publications

Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil

Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus infection among recyclable waste collectors in central Brazil

A systematic critical review of epidemiological studies on public health concerns of municipal solid waste handling

Medical Waste Collectors in Eastern Ethiopia are Exposed to High Sharp Injury and Blood and Body Fluids Contamination

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