Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34739598›Full record

ArticleInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2022

Men and women waste pickers on landfills in Johannesburg, South Africa: divergence in health, and socioeconomic status.

Kerry S Wilson, Tahira Kootbodien, Felix Made, Simbulele Mdleleni, Nonhlanhla Tlotleng, Vusi Ntlebi, Nisha Naicker

Abstract read
PubMed Publisher
In one paragraph

Article in International archives of occupational and environmental health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Factors Associated with Nutritional Status in Grassroots Recyclers in Ecuador: A Machine Learning Approach.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026
    Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kerry S WilsonNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa. KerryW@nioh.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7933-0031
Tahira KootbodienNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Felix MadeNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Simbulele MdleleniNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Nonhlanhla TlotlengNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Vusi NtlebiNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Nisha NaickerNational Institute for Occupational Health, A division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo investigate gender differences in health in informal waste pickers affected by poverty and multiple environmental and work hazards.

methodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at two major landfill sites in a large city. Information on health, work hazards and health care access as well as blood pressure, blood glucose, cholesterol and BMI were measured.

resultsA total of 361 waste pickers participated in the survey. The women interviewed earned on average 22% less per month than the men waste pickers. The women presented with worse chronic health outcomes (OR 2.69 95% CI 1.51-4.78) and signs of chronic disease (OR 1.73 95% CI 1.02-2.96) compared to men despite showing greater health-seeking behaviours.

conclusionWomen waste pickers suffer worse health outcomes, such as lifestyle diseases and HIV. Further research is needed to identify the factors involved. Responsive programs supporting health care, improved working conditions and income for waste pickers may also improve their health.

Indexed as

RecyclingRefuse DisposalCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleSocial ClassSouth AfricaWaste Disposal FacilitiesChronic diseaseHealthInformal economyLandfillWaste pickerWomen

Identifiers

PMID34739598

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.