Health seeking behaviours among electronic waste workers in Ghana Environmental health

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dc.contributor.authorAsampong, E.
dc.contributor.authorDwuma-Badu, K.
dc.contributor.authorStephens, J.
dc.contributor.authorSrigboh, R.
dc.contributor.authorNeitzel, R.
dc.contributor.authorBasu, N.
dc.contributor.authorFobil, J.N
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-30T11:05:51Z
dc.date.available2017-10-30T11:05:51Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractBackground: Electronic waste workers are prone to various illnesses and injuries from numerous hazards thus the need for them to seek health care. The aim of this study was to describe health-seeking behavior, and social and other factors affecting this behavior, among electronic waste workers at Agbogbloshie, Accra, Ghana. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted and analyzed qualitatively from a grounded theory perspective. Results: Workers experienced various kinds of ailments. These included physical injuries, chest and respiratory tract associated symptoms, malaria, headaches, body pains and stomach discomfort. They reported seeking health care from multiple sources, and the main determinants of health seeking behaviour were severity of illness, perceived benefit of treatment, accessibility of service, quality of service, ease of communication with service provider and cost of health care. Conclusion: Multiple sources of health care were used by the e-waste workers. As cost was a major barrier to accessing formal health care, most of the workers did not subscribe to health insurance. Since enrollment in health insurance is low amongst the workers, education campaigns on the need to register with the National Health Insurance Scheme would facilitate access to formal health care and could result in improved health outcomes among e-waste workers.en_US
dc.identifier.issn14712458
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s12889-015-2376-z
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/22312
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBioMed Central Ltd.en_US
dc.subjectAgbogbloshieen_US
dc.subjectBehaviouren_US
dc.subjectE-wasteen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.subjectHealth insuranceen_US
dc.titleHealth seeking behaviours among electronic waste workers in Ghana Environmental healthen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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