Challenges of adopting sustainable technologies in e-waste management at Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Heliyon, 2020 The study investigated why sustainable technologies are not used to collect, dismantle and sell e-waste at Agbogbloshie given the risk of injury and extensive environmental pollution associated with handling of electronic waste. The study objectives were
Selase Kofi Adanu
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Factors associated with mental health of internal migrants (Kayayei) in Agbogbloshie-Ghana [PDF]
BMC Women's Health, 2023 Background The United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Eight (8) advocates for decent work and improved economic outcomes for all. However, internal migrant workers in Ghana, especially female head porters, commonly known as “Kayayei ...
Joyce komesuor, Anna Meyer-Weitz
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Cognitive Functions Among Pupils in Schools Near and Around an Electronic Waste Recycling Site at Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana [PDF]
ToxicsBackground: Electronic waste (e-waste) recycling in informal settings like Agbogbloshie in Accra, Ghana, releases toxic metals into the environment, posing serious health risks to nearby residents, particularly children.
Afua Asabea Amoabeng Nti +2 more
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Biomonitoring of metals in blood and urine of electronic waste (E-waste) recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Chemosphere, 2021 There is growing evidence that e-waste recyclers may be exposed to potentially high levels of metals though associations between such exposures and specific work activities is not well established. In addition, studies have focused on metals traditionally biomonitored and there is no data on the exposure of recyclers to elements increasingly being used
Sylvia Akpene Takyi +2 more
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Occupational and Environmental Health Effects of Informal Electronic Waste Recycling – A Focus on Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2021 The unregulated and unorganized structure of informal electronic waste recycling worksites exposes workers to numerous occupational hazards. This context also presents research challenges in collecting exposure data to establish linkages with adverse health effects and development of risk-mitigating strategies.
Bernard Martin +2 more
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Musculoskeletal Disorder Symptoms among Workers at an Informal Electronic-Waste Recycling Site in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Informal recycling of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) has myriad environmental and occupational health consequences, though information about the chronic musculoskeletal health effects on workers is limited. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and intensity of self-reported musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) symptoms among e-waste
Bernard Martin +2 more
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Migration, sexual networks, and HIV in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Demographic Research, 2014 Background: HIV is spread through structured sexual networks, which are influenced by migration patterns, but network-oriented studies of mobility and HIV risk behavior have been limited.
Susan Cassels +4 more
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Anaemia, anthropometric status and associated factors among electronic waste recyclers, women and children residents of Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Discover Public HealthBackground Anemia is a significant public health issue, particularly in communities exposed to environmental hazards and poor nutritional conditions.
Sylvia A. Takyi +2 more
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Is It the Timing? Short-Term Mobility and Coital Frequency in Agbogbloshie, Ghana. [PDF]
Arch Sex Behav, 2021 Short-term mobility is often associated with increased sexual risk behavior. Mobile individuals often have higher rates of sexual risk behavior compared to non-mobile individuals, but the reasons why are not clear. Using monthly retrospective panel data from 202 men and 282 women in Agbogbloshie, Ghana, we tested whether short-term mobility was ...
Cassels S +3 more
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North-South Migration and Problems of Migrant Traders in Agbogbloshie
African Human Mobility Review, 2021 In this paper, the problems of labour migrants in their destination areas will be investigated, owing to the need for a deeper understanding of their specific livelihood problems in these areas.
Razak Jaha Imoro
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