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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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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Micronutrient Status of Electronic Waste Recyclers at Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020 Growing evidence suggests that micronutrient status is adversely impacted by toxic metals (e.g., cadmium, lead, and arsenic) exposures; however, the micronutrient status of e-waste recyclers who are amongst the highest metal-exposed groups is not known.
Sylvia A. Takyi +8 more
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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 +2 more
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Photography after Discard Studies: the case of Agbogbloshie [PDF]
Burlington Contemporary Journal, 2022 Jacob Badcock’s article examines some shared problems in photography and pollution science by analysing two photographic series on Agbogbloshie, an electrical and electronic waste processing site in Ghana: The Hell of Copper (2008) by Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo and Permanent Error (2010) by Pieter Hugo.
Badcock, Jacob
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Metal Exposures, Noise Exposures, and Audiometry from E-Waste Workers in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Metals, such as lead, may be ototoxic, but this property is not well understood, especially in conjunction with noise. This cross-sectional study investigated hearing, noise, and metal biomarkers in informal electronic waste (e-waste) recycling workers in Accra, Ghana.
Krystin Carlson +3 more
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Is It the Timing? Short-Term Mobility and Coital Frequency in Agbogbloshie, Ghana [PDF]
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2020 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 ...
Susan Cassels +3 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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THE WORLDS BIGGEST E-WASTE SITE - Agbogbloshie, Ghana, documentaire
Sociétés urbaines et déchets, 2020 Agbogbloshie has the largest electronic waste dump in Africa. With reports stating that this area is the most toxic area on the African continent (RT). It has also been found that there is high levels of toxins in the food and water in which people here ...
Bénédicte Florin
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Occupational exposures to particulate matter and PM2.5-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons at the Agbogbloshie waste recycling site in Ghana [PDF]
Environment International, 2022 Electronic waste (e-waste) disposal and recycling activities such as burning and smelting can emit particulate matter (PM), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and other pollutants that expose workers and nearby communities.
Lawrencia Kwarteng +11 more
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