Faculty of Ceilândia, Public Health, University of Brasília, Brasilia, Brazil.
Department of Community Health, National University, San Diego, CA, USA.
Arch Environ Occup Health. 2021;76(3):173-180. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2020.1787315. Epub 2020 Jun 30.
Worldwide, waste pickers are exposed to adverse health effects resulting from hazards at work. This study aimed to identify possible gender disparities among waste pickers. A quantitative cross-sectional epidemiological study, using semi-structured data was conducted in 's dumpsite, Brasília, Brazil. It included 1,025 waste pickers, with 67% being female. Most of them lived without partners (73.7%), have 3 to 4 children (47.8%), and have a lower monthly income (62.6%<USD 125) when compared to men (p < 0,001). Women also suffered from worse health outcomes than men: hypertension- 26.3%; 16.2% (p < 0.001), bronchitis- 16.4%; 9.7% (p 0,003), diarrhea- 28.3; 17.0 and worms- 16.0; 5.5% (p < 0,001), respectively. This study highlighted the existence of gender differences among waste pickers, which suggests a greater vulnerability of the female population who need policies, programs and awareness of society to ensure safe working and living conditions both for them and their children.
在全球范围内，拾荒者因工作中的危害而面临不良健康影响。本研究旨在确定拾荒者中可能存在的性别差异。这是一项在巴西首都巴西利亚的垃圾场进行的定量横断面流行病学研究，使用半结构化数据，共纳入 1025 名拾荒者，其中 67%为女性。与男性相比，她们中大多数人（73.7%）没有伴侣，有 3 到 4 个孩子（47.8%），月收入较低（62.6%<USD 125）（p<0.001）。女性的健康状况也比男性更差：高血压-26.3%；16.2%（p<0.001），支气管炎-16.4%；9.7%（p<0.003），腹泻-28.3%；17.0%，蠕虫-16.0%；5.5%（p<0.001）。本研究强调了拾荒者中存在性别差异，这表明女性人口更加脆弱，需要政策、计划和社会意识，以确保他们和他们的孩子安全的工作和生活条件。
