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SOCIAL VULNERABILITIES OF FEMALE WASTE PICKERS IN BRASILIA, BRAZIL
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Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
National University. Department of Community Health. San Diego, CA, USA.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Department of Nursing. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
University of Toronto. Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Division of Occupational and Environmental health. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
National University. Department of Community Health. San Diego, CA, USA.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Department of Nursing. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
University of Toronto. Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Division of Occupational and Environmental health. Toronto, ON, Canada.
Univesity of Brasília. Faculty of Ceilândia. Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Resumen en ingles
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
Estrutural’s dumpsite, Bras ılia, 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.
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