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Perceived Stress at Work and Associated Factors among E-Waste Workers in French-Speaking West Africa

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  • Nonvignon Marius Kêdoté

    (Department of Health Environment, Regional Institute of Public Health Comlan Alfred Quenum, University of Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah P.O. Box 384, Benin
    Community of Practice Ecohealth for West and Central Africa, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 03 P.O. Box 3975, Benin)

  • Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh

    (Department of Health Environment, Regional Institute of Public Health Comlan Alfred Quenum, University of Abomey-Calavi, Ouidah P.O. Box 384, Benin
    Community of Practice Ecohealth for West and Central Africa, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 03 P.O. Box 3975, Benin)

  • Steve Biko Tobada

    (Community of Practice Ecohealth for West and Central Africa, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 03 P.O. Box 3975, Benin)

  • Aymeric Joaquin Darboux

    (Community of Practice Ecohealth for West and Central Africa, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 03 P.O. Box 3975, Benin)

  • Pérince Fonton

    (Community of Practice Ecohealth for West and Central Africa, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou 03 P.O. Box 3975, Benin)

  • Marthe Sandrine Sanon Lompo

    (Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Université Joseph KI ZERBO, Ouagadougou 03 BP 7021, Burkina Faso)

  • Julius Fobil

    (Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, West Africa GEOHealth Network, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra P.O. Box LG 25, Ghana)

Abstract

Perceived stress at work is an important risk factor that affects the mental and physical health of workers. This study aims to determine the prevalence and factors associated with perceived stress in the informal electronic and electrical equipment waste processing sector in French-speaking West Africa. From 14 to 21 November 2019, a cross-sectional survey was carried out among e-waste workers in five countries in the French-speaking West African region, and participants were selected by stratified random sampling. Participants were interviewed on socio-demographic variables and characteristics related to e-waste management activities using a questionnaire incorporating Cohen’s Perceived Stress Scale (10-item version). Factors associated with perceived stress were determined by multivariate logistic regression. A total of 740 e-waste workers were interviewed. The mean age of the workers was 34.59 ± 11.65 years, with extremes of 14 and 74 years. Most of the interviewees were repairers (43.11%). The prevalence of perceived stress among the e-waste workers was 76.76%. Insufficient income, number of working days per week, perceived violence at work, and the interference of work with family responsibilities or leisure were the risk factors that were the most associated with perceived stress. The high prevalence of perceived stress and its associated factors call for consideration and improvement of the working conditions of e-waste workers.

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  • Nonvignon Marius Kêdoté & Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh & Steve Biko Tobada & Aymeric Joaquin Darboux & Pérince Fonton & Marthe Sandrine Sanon Lompo & Julius Fobil, 2022. "Perceived Stress at Work and Associated Factors among E-Waste Workers in French-Speaking West Africa," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(2), pages 1-9, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:2:p:851-:d:723606
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