Mental Health Risks Among Informal Waste Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Karki, A., Karki, J., Joshi, S., Black, M., Rijal, B., Basnet, S., Makai, P., Heckman, A. F., Baral, Y. R. and Lee, A. (2022) Mental Health Risks Among Informal Waste Workers in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 59, pp. 1-8.

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Abstract:	Informal waste workers are a vulnerable population group who are often socio-economically marginalized and disadvantaged, with more likelihood of experiencing ill health than the general population. To explore the determinants of mental ill health in this group, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of 1278 informal waste-workers in Nepal in 2017, using a demographic health assessment questionnaire and a modified Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). We looked at the potential associations between various exposure factors and mental health outcomes and found that 27.4% of waste-workers had depressive symptoms, more likely to be reported by female (OR 2.290), older person (OR 7.757), divorced/separated (5.859), and those with ill health (OR 2.030), or disability (OR 3.562). Waste-workers with access to social protection (OR 0.538) and financial savings (OR 0.280) were less likely to have depressive symptoms. There are key risk factors that may enable identification of particularly vulnerable persons within this group and also protective factors that may help improve their mental health resilience.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Creators:	Karki, Alisha, Karki, Jiban, Joshi, Saugat, Black, Michelle, Rijal, Barsha, Basnet, Srijana, Makai, Prabina, Heckman, Astrid Fossier, Baral, Yuba Raj and Lee, Andrew
Date:	18 October 2022
Date Type:	Publication
Page Range:	pp. 1-8
Journal or Publication Title:	INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Volume:	59
Language:	English
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580221128419
Status:	Published / Disseminated
Refereed:	Yes
Related URLs:	https://pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/public...
URI:	http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/17891

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