Faculty of Social Science Building, Centre for Industrial Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Ambio. 2013 Sep;42(5):644-57. doi: 10.1007/s13280-012-0355-5. Epub 2013 Jan 23.
In rural Nigeria, food processing is mostly engaged in by women and children. Most of these processes are done using outdated technologies that make use of traditional woodstoves. This article presents the health and environmental implications of the rural female entrepreneurs involved in food processing and proffer means of bettering the lot of these women to handle these hazards. A partially structured questionnaire and focus group discussion was used to capture data from respondents. The study revealed that about 73 % of women involved in direct production of garri and palm oil processing could be at risk of early death or disability-adjusted life years from the mentioned diseases. The article concludes that the rural female entrepreneur needs to be better positioned to handle these hazards, for her health, that of her children, as well as for the environment.
在尼日利亚农村，食品加工主要由妇女和儿童从事。这些加工过程大多采用过时的技术，使用传统的柴火炉。本文介绍了从事食品加工的农村女企业家所面临的健康和环境影响，并提出了改善这些妇女应对这些危害的方法。本文采用部分结构化问卷和焦点小组讨论的方式，从受访者那里获取数据。研究表明，大约 73%的直接生产木薯粉和棕榈油加工的妇女可能面临因上述疾病导致的早逝或伤残调整生命年的风险。本文的结论是，农村女企业家需要更好地应对这些危害，以保障她自己、她的孩子和环境的健康。
