[Type of employment and occupational health in urban public transport in the city of Kinshasa].

The objective of this work was to highlight the impact of job type on the health of public transportation workers in the informal sector in Kinshasa. An exploratory cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of workers (n=390) with two types of jobs and employment status: permanent employment, the drivers (n=130) and precarious employment, receivers (n=130) and shippers (n=130). A health questionnaire was used for data collection. Odds ratios and confidence intervals at 95% were estimated by logistic regression. Adjusted odds ratios were higher respectively for receivers and shippers regarding complaints of weight loss, abnormal fatigue, headache and insomnia. These results suggest an association between the type of employment and the health of these workers. This differential impact could reflect the outcome associated with either the insecurity of the employment status or an increased level of harmful exposures.