期刊
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH
卷 25, 期 2, 页码 149-161出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/09603123.2014.915017
关键词
occupational exposure; human health; gasoline sellers; BTEX; developing countries
资金
- Agence de cooperation technique Belge au Benin
To examine the relation between BTEX exposure levels and common self-reported health problems in 140 gasoline sellers in Cotonou, Benin, a questionnaire documenting their socioeconomic status and their health problems was used, whereas 18 of them went through semi-directed qualitative individual interviews and 17 had air samples taken on their workplace for BTEX analysis. Median concentrations for BTEX were significantly lower on official (range of medians: 54-207 mu g/m(3), n = 9) vs unofficial (148-1449 mu g/m(3), n = 8) gasoline-selling sites (p < 0.05). Self-reported health problems were less frequently reported in sellers from unofficial vs official selling sites (p < 0.05), because, as suggested by the semi-directed interviews, of their fear of losing their important, but illegal, source of income. Concluding, this study has combined quantitative and qualitative methodological approaches to account for the complex socioeconomic and environmental conditions of the investigated sellers, leading to their, in some cases, preoccupying BTEX exposure.
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