Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Institute of Child Health, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Inj Prev. 2018 Jun;24(3):185-192. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042265. Epub 2017 Jul 5.
Despite the large volume of e-waste recycled informally, the prevalence of work-related injuries among e-waste workers is unknown. Therefore, this study assessed the prevalence, patterns and factors associated with occupational injuries among e-waste workers in the informal sector in Nigeria.
This cross-sectional study adopted a multistage sampling method to select 279 respondents from three cities (Ibadan, Lagos and Aba) in Nigeria. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on sociodemographics, work practices and injury occurrences from the respondents in 2015. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and standard logistic regression.
We found high injury prevalence of 38% and 68% in 1-2 weeks and 6 months preceding the study, respectively. The most common injuries were cuts (59%). Injuries were mainly caused by sharp objects (77%). The majority (82%) of the injuries occurred on the hands/fingers. Despite the high occurrence of injury, only 18% of the workers use personal protective equipment (PPE) and 51% of those that use PPE got at least an injury in 1-2 weeks and 88% got at least an injury in 6 months preceding the study. The factors associated with injury in 1-2 weeks were job designation and the geographical location, while the factors associated with injury in 6 months were job designation, geographical location and age.
There is a high prevalence of injury and low use of PPE among the e-waste workers in Nigeria. Occupational injury can be reduced through health education and safety promotion programmes for e-waste workers.
尽管非正式地回收了大量电子废物，但电子废物工人的工作相关伤害的流行情况尚不清楚。因此，本研究评估了尼日利亚非正式部门电子废物工人的职业伤害发生率、模式和相关因素。
本横断面研究采用多阶段抽样方法，从尼日利亚三个城市（伊巴丹、拉各斯和阿坝）中选择了 279 名受访者。2015 年，通过问卷调查从受访者那里获得了社会人口统计学、工作实践和伤害发生情况的信息。使用描述性统计和标准逻辑回归对数据进行分析。
我们发现，在研究前 1-2 周和 6 个月，受伤的发生率分别为 38%和 68%。最常见的伤害是割伤（59%）。伤害主要是由尖锐物体（77%）引起的。大多数（82%）伤害发生在手/手指上。尽管受伤发生率很高，但只有 18%的工人使用个人防护设备（PPE），而在研究前 1-2 周，51%使用 PPE 的工人至少受了一次伤，88%在研究前 6 个月至少受了一次伤。与 1-2 周内受伤相关的因素是工作指定和地理位置，而与 6 个月内受伤相关的因素是工作指定、地理位置和年龄。
尼日利亚电子废物工人的受伤发生率很高，而个人防护设备的使用率很低。可以通过对电子废物工人进行健康教育和安全促进计划来减少职业伤害。
