Assessment of Waste Pickers' Livelihoods and Potential Health Challenges in Lagos State, Nigeria.
This study assesses the livelihoods of waste pickers and the potential health challenges they face, with the primary goal of informing policy development and interventions in Lagos State, Nigeria. A total of 1,274 waste pickers across 20 local governments in Lagos State were interviewed using a stru...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Community Health Vol. 50; no. 5; pp. 813 - 826 |
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