Agarwalla Rashmi, Pathak Rambha, Singh Mitasha, Islam Farzana, Parashar Mamta
Department of Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India.
Department of Community Medicine, ESIC Medical College and Hospital, Faridabad, Haryana, India.
Indian J Occup Environ Med. 2017 May-Aug;21(2):89-93. doi: 10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_52_17.
Ragpickers are informal workers who collect recyclable materials to earn a small wage on daily basis. They work in vulnerable conditions and awareness regarding occupational and environmental hazard is essential for them.
To study the effectiveness of awareness program on various occupational health hazards among the ragpickers.
This interventional study was conducted from May through October 2016 among the ragpickers living near field practice area of Department of Community Medicine and those living in slum areas around HAHC Hospital, New Delhi, India. The awareness regarding occupational and environmental health hazards was assessed using a pretested and predesigned pro forma. Snowball sampling technique was used to select the ragpickers from the various areas. Health awareness and education package was designed for the ragpickers. The package was delivered by medical officers and health workers. A posttest assessment was done 2 weeks after the awareness activity.
Among 150 ragpickers, there was significant improvement in knowledge immediate post training on knowledge of occupational hazard and hygiene.
Efforts should be put to develop training materials on occupation and environmental health and injury issue relating to waste management.
拾荒者是从事回收可循环利用材料以赚取微薄日薪的非正规工人。他们工作环境脆弱，对职业和环境危害的认知对他们至关重要。
研究针对拾荒者开展的关于各种职业健康危害的认知项目的效果。
这项干预性研究于2016年5月至10月在印度新德里社区医学系实习区域附近居住的拾荒者以及HAHC医院周边贫民窟地区居住的拾荒者中进行。使用预先测试和设计好的表格评估对职业和环境健康危害的认知情况。采用雪球抽样技术从各个区域选取拾荒者。为拾荒者设计了健康认知与教育套餐。该套餐由医务人员和卫生工作者提供。在认知活动两周后进行了后测评估。
在150名拾荒者中，培训后立即在职业危害和卫生知识方面有了显著的知识提升。
应努力开发关于职业与环境健康以及与废物管理相关的伤害问题的培训材料。
