Universidad Icesi - POLIS, Cali, Colombia.
Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia.
J Community Health. 2020 Feb;45(1):133-140. doi: 10.1007/s10900-019-00725-7.
This study aims to identify factors associated with the probability of trash pickers feeling physically or mentally ill and assesses differences by gender. To achieve these, we estimated multivariate regression models by using data from a census' update of 3109 trash pickers in Cali-Colombia in 2015. Outcomes are defined by two binary variables for whether the trash picker reports 14 or more days during the last month with physical and mental illness. Factors included demographic, family, psychological, socioeconomic and job characteristics. We found gender differences in several risk factors. Also a strong link between physical and mental health was found. Trash picker women are more vulnerable than men, public policy interventions aimed at prevention and treatment of mental health problems will have a positive side effect on their physical and mental health.
这项研究旨在确定与拾荒者身体或心理健康问题相关的因素，并评估其性别差异。为此，我们利用 2015 年对哥伦比亚卡利市 3109 名拾荒者进行的人口普查更新数据，估计了多元回归模型。结果由两个二分变量定义，即拾荒者在上个月报告有 14 天或以上的身体和心理健康问题。所纳入的因素包括人口统计学、家庭、心理、社会经济和工作特征。我们发现了几个风险因素存在性别差异。此外，还发现了身体健康和心理健康之间的紧密联系。女性拾荒者比男性更脆弱，旨在预防和治疗心理健康问题的公共政策干预措施将对她们的身心健康产生积极影响。
