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Substance use among municipal solid waste workers in Mumbai: a cross-sectional comparative study.
- Source :
- Journal of Substance Use; 2019, Vol. 24 Issue 4, p432-438, 7p, 5 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Background: Smoking, alcohol consumption and chewing of tobacco affect the health of people as well as the socioeconomic structure of families, communities and eventually the nation. This study assesses the prevalence of substance use among municipal solid waste workers of Mumbai. Methods: To conduct the study, information was collected from 540 municipal workers of Mumbai with regard to substance use as well as their socioeconomic and occupational characteristics. To draw inferential statistics, the data was processed through multivariate logistic regression (MLR) and ordered logistics regression (OLR). Results: Multivariate regression suggests that waste loaders and street sweepers are significantly more likely to smoke, consume alcohol and chew tobacco with reference to the comparison group. Workers with more working years and morbid health status are significantly more likely to get involved with substance use. The results of OLR reveal that municipal waste workers are significantly more likely to consume alcohol on a daily basis (β = 0.220, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Socioeconomic characteristics significantly contribute in increasing the risk of substance use among workers. Workers defend their habit of substance use by considering it as a mechanism for coping with the filthy nature of their occupation. Evidence-based preventive measures need to be developed in order to reduce substance use among municipal solid waste workers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- LOCAL government
PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
AGE distribution
BLUE collar workers
COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
ALCOHOL drinking
JOB satisfaction
QUESTIONNAIRES
SUBSTANCE abuse
OCCUPATIONAL hazards
ENVIRONMENTAL exposure
MULTIPLE regression analysis
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
DISEASE prevalence
CROSS-sectional method
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
INFERENTIAL statistics
ODDS ratio
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14659891
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Substance Use
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 136461406
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2019.1595195