Recyclable waste pickers: life and work in light of the social determinants of health

to know how the social determinants of health relate to the context of life and work of recyclable waste pickers. a qualitative study, derived from Convergent-Care Research, conducted with waste pickers from two recycling associations in the South of Brazil. We used systematic participant observatio...

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Published inRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. e20200902 - 8
Main Authors Centenaro, Alexa Pupiara Flores Coelho, Beck, Carmem Lúcia Colomé, Silva, Rosângela Marion da, Andrade, Andressa de, Costa, Marta Cocco da, Silva, Ethel Bastos da
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Brazil Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 01.01.2021
Subjects
Access to education
Brazil
Consent
Gender-Based Violence
Humans
Nursing
Nursing care
Occupational Health
Qualitative research
Recycling
Refuse Disposal
Social Determinants of Health
Social Factors
Solid Waste Segregators
Working conditions
Brazil
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Summary:to know how the social determinants of health relate to the context of life and work of recyclable waste pickers. a qualitative study, derived from Convergent-Care Research, conducted with waste pickers from two recycling associations in the South of Brazil. We used systematic participant observation, semi-structured interviews, and convergence groups. The analysis followed the steps of Seizure, Synthesis, Theorization, and Transfer. advanced age, precarious self-care, gender inequalities, violence, and family conflicts have shown to be elements linked to the individual, behavioral, and social network determinants. Determinants connected to living and working conditions were related to poor access to education and formal work, as well as to the daily occupational risks in recycling. The lack of labor rights and public policies represented macro-determinants. Final. social and economic deficiencies are potentiated in the context of life and work of waste pickers, strongly related to their determinants.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0902