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Risks and risk mitigation in waste-work: A qualitative study of informal waste workers in Nepal

OBJECTIVES: To explore how informal waste workers (IWWs) working in Kathmandu Valley perceive risks associated with waste work and what they do to mitigate them. STUDY DESIGN: Qualitative Study Design. METHODS: A mix of one-to-one semi-structured interviews (n = 18) and focus group discussions (n ...

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Autores principales:	Sapkota, Sujata, Lee, Andrew, Karki, Jiban, Makai, Prabina, Adhikari, Saraswati, Chaudhuri, Nita, Fossier-Heckmann, Astrid
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Elsevier 2020
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9461493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36101678 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2020.100028

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