Relationship between occupational exposure of waste manipulators of electrical and electronic equipment and respiratory problems in Bamako in 2019

• Published in: Le Mali medical Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 44
• Main Authors: Coulibaly, Cheick Abou, Kêdoté, Nonvignon Marius, Sangho, Oumar, Dembélé, Apolinaire, Traoré, Mohamed Moumine, Togo, Yaya, Gagno-Koudemon, Kafui Komlan, Kéita, Salia, Telly, Nouhoum, Toloba, Yacouba, Sangho, Hamadoun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: Mali 2022
• Subjects: WEEE manipulators; problèmes respiratoires; Exposition professionnelle; D3E; respiratory problems; Occupational exposure; manipulateurs; Bamako

waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), with its health and environmental issues, has become a public health problem exposing workers to toxic compounds causing respiratory problems. To study the relationship between professional exposure to WEEE and the occurrence of respiratory problems in Bamako in 2019. This was a 6-month cross-sectional, analytical study carried out in the city of Bamako in 2019 and involved 159 WEEE manipulators. Data were collected using a tablet (2). Univariate and multivariate analyzes were performed using SPSS version 22 with the significance level of 0.05. Odds Ratio (OR) were presented with their 95% confident interval (OR[95%CI]). The overall prevalence of respiratory disorders was 67.3% among WEEE handlers. It was noted that the removal of the coating of electronic wires (OR[95%CI]=25.93[2.30;291.53]), recent weight loss outside of a diet (OR[95% CI]=7,43[1.68;32.85]) and the infrequent hand washing with soap after the toilet (OR[95% CI]=11.50[2.07; 63.89]) represented a higher risk of (2) breathing problems. These results show that D3E handlers have a lot of risky behavior for respiratory problems. This study could be used to implement strategies to reduce the impact of D3E.