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Illness, Self-Rated Health and Access to Medical Care among Waste Pickers in Landfill Sites in Johannesburg, South Africa

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  • Felix Made

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Vusi Ntlebi

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Tahira Kootbodien

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Kerry Wilson

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Nonhlanhla Tlotleng

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Angela Mathee

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Department of Environmental Heath, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Mpume Ndaba

    (Occupational Medicine Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Spo Kgalamono

    (Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Occupational Medicine Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

  • Nisha Naicker

    (Epidemiology and Surveillance Section, National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa
    Environment and Health Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa)

Abstract

Waste pickers are exposed to various environmental health hazards, and self-rated health (SRH) could influence their medical care access. This study investigated the association between illness, clinic visits and SRH, and assessed if SRH can increase clinic visits. A cross-sectional study was conducted. SRH was defined as “very good”, “good”, “fair”, and “poor”. The illnesses were mental health, infectious, and chronic diseases. Medical care access included clinic visits in the previous 12 months. An ordinal logistic regression model was fitted to assess the association. There were 361 participants, 265 (73.41%) were males. Median age was 31 years, (interquartile range (IQR): 27–39). SRH: poor (29.89%), fair (15.92%), good (43.30%) very good (10.89%). Ever smoked (adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 1.72; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.11–2.66), mental health (AOR: 1.87; 95% CI: 1.22–2.84), chronic (AOR: 2.34; 95% CI:1.47–3.68) and infectious (AOR: 2.07; 95% CI: 1.77–3.63) diseases were significantly associated with increased odds of reporting poor health. Clinic visit was not associated with SRH. From 99 (31%) individuals who rated their health as poor and ill, 40% visited a clinic ( p = 0.0606). Acute and chronic illnesses were associated with poor SRH but this did not increase clinic visits. Provision of mobile clinic services at the landfill sites could increase access to medical care.

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  • Felix Made & Vusi Ntlebi & Tahira Kootbodien & Kerry Wilson & Nonhlanhla Tlotleng & Angela Mathee & Mpume Ndaba & Spo Kgalamono & Nisha Naicker, 2020. "Illness, Self-Rated Health and Access to Medical Care among Waste Pickers in Landfill Sites in Johannesburg, South Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(7), pages 1-10, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:7:p:2252-:d:337652
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    1. Linda Godfrey & Suzan Oelofse, 2017. "Historical Review of Waste Management and Recycling in South Africa," Resources, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-11, October.
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