Health assessment of electronic waste workers in chile: Participant characterization
Author
dc.contributor.author
Yohannessen, Karla
Author
dc.contributor.author
Pinto-Galleguillos, Daniela
Author
dc.contributor.author
Parra-Giordano, Denisse
Author
dc.contributor.author
Agost, Amaranta
Author
dc.contributor.author
Valdés, Macarena
Author
dc.contributor.author
Smith, Lauren M.
Author
dc.contributor.author
Galen, Katherine
Author
dc.contributor.author
Arain, Aubrey
Author
dc.contributor.author
Rojas, Felipe
Author
dc.contributor.author
Neitzel, Richard L.
Author
dc.contributor.author
Ruiz Rudolph, Pablo
Admission date
dc.date.accessioned
2019-10-15T12:23:48Z
Available date
dc.date.available
2019-10-15T12:23:48Z
Publication date
dc.date.issued
2019
Cita de ítem
dc.identifier.citation
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volumen 16, Issue 3, 2019,
Identifier
dc.identifier.issn
16604601
Identifier
dc.identifier.issn
16617827
Identifier
dc.identifier.other
10.3390/ijerph16030386
Identifier
dc.identifier.uri
https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/171619
Abstract
dc.description.abstract
Little research has been done to evaluate the occupational health of electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workers in Latin America. The objective of this study was to complete comprehensive health evaluations on e-waste recycling workers in Chile and to compare those that work in informal (i.e., independent) to those that work in formal (i.e., established company) settings. A cross-sectional study in the summer of 2017 recruited 78 informal recycling workers from two cities and 15 formal e-waste recycling workers from a single recycling facility to assess exposures and health outcomes. Participants completed a health questionnaire and underwent a full health assessment. Herein, only health questionnaire data are reported. Participants were primarily male, middle-aged, married with children, and had worked in e-waste recycling for an average of 12 years. Participants generally reported good health status, and their prevalence of c