Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela

This study was done to determine life conditions, work practices, health effects and associated occupational risks factors in working children from a public market, in Valencia, Venezuela. A questionnaire was administered including demographic and exposure variables with special emphasis on occupati...

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Autores Principales: Rojas, M., Vegas, Z., Briceno-Ayala, Leonardo, Rodriguez, L.
Formato: Objeto de conferencia (Conference Object)
Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: Elsevier 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26487
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spelling ir-10336-264872021-08-31T01:21:57Z Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela Trabajo infantil y salud: estudio exploratorio de un mercado público en Valencia, Venezuela. Rojas, M. Vegas, Z. Briceno-Ayala, Leonardo Rodriguez, L. Medical and Health Sciences Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences Environmental Sciences Environmental Science and Management This study was done to determine life conditions, work practices, health effects and associated occupational risks factors in working children from a public market, in Valencia, Venezuela. A questionnaire was administered including demographic and exposure variables with special emphasis on occupational risks. A descriptive analysis was done with the data. Forty four (44) children (37 boys and 7 girls) were selected, mean age 14.4 ± 2.3 years old. The average workday was 9.25 ± 3.2 h/day. The most frequent activity was provisions and fruits retail sale (43.2%). 2010-07-17 2020-08-06T16:24:08Z info:eu-repo/semantics/conferenceObject info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion ISSN: 0378-4274 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/26487 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.03.262 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess application/pdf Elsevier Toxicology Letters The XII International Congress of Toxicology
institution EdocUR - Universidad del Rosario
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language Inglés (English)
topic Medical and Health Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science and Management
spellingShingle Medical and Health Sciences
Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Environmental Science and Management
Rojas, M.
Vegas, Z.
Briceno-Ayala, Leonardo
Rodriguez, L.
Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
description This study was done to determine life conditions, work practices, health effects and associated occupational risks factors in working children from a public market, in Valencia, Venezuela. A questionnaire was administered including demographic and exposure variables with special emphasis on occupational risks. A descriptive analysis was done with the data. Forty four (44) children (37 boys and 7 girls) were selected, mean age 14.4 ± 2.3 years old. The average workday was 9.25 ± 3.2 h/day. The most frequent activity was provisions and fruits retail sale (43.2%).
format Objeto de conferencia (Conference Object)
author Rojas, M.
Vegas, Z.
Briceno-Ayala, Leonardo
Rodriguez, L.
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Vegas, Z.
Briceno-Ayala, Leonardo
Rodriguez, L.
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title Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
title_short Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
title_full Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
title_fullStr Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
title_full_unstemmed Child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in Valencia, Venezuela
title_sort child labor and health: exploratory study from a public market in valencia, venezuela
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2010
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