From: Bridging the knowledge gap! Health outcomes in informal e-waste workers
Peco Sceme | Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Population (P) | Workers (including adults, adolescents (age under 18 years), children) in the informal e-waste recycling sector in middle- and low-income countries with an occupational exposure to e-waste | Adults, children or adolescents with no connection to e-waste recycling, residents and bystanders with only environmental exposure, as well as workers from high income countries and/or from the formal e-waste sector |
Exposure (E) | Exposure to hazardous substances as well as mechanical, ergonomic, psychological, and physical hazards related to work in the informal e-waste recycling sector | Only environmental exposure, bystander exposure |
Comparator(s)/Control (if available)(C) | Workers (incl. Adults, children and adolescents) in the informal e-waste recycling sector without occupational exposure to e-waste | Adults, (preschool) children, adolescents, bystanders, people involved in informal e-waste recycling activities |
Outcome (O) | Disorders or diseases, symptoms and further health effects associated with or caused by informal e-waste recycling as well as its influence on long time health, morbidity, mortality | No direct effects on health, effects without a clinical correlate (such as oxidative stress, DNA damage |