THE ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN GARBAGE PICKING CHILDREN: CHILDHOOD SALVAGED OR SABOTAGED?
Sajidullah Mahmood
, Muhammad Danish Khan
, Agha Mohammad Hammad Khan
, Jabbar Ghufran Syed
, Sana Shahid
, Sara Seraj
, Fathima Hafsa Fareed
, Asma Saeed
, Maria Akhtar
, Noor ul Ain M. Aslam
, Sidra Rehman
, Erum Shahzadi
and Ayesha Nasir.
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Children working at landfills, picking up and sorting out garbage, are presumed to be a neglected part of the society. This cross-sectional study aims to explore presence of symptoms in such children that could point to their underlying health and social concerns. Our study found that a significant number of these children were reportedly exposed to corporal abuse, substances of abuse, and showed symptoms of conditions such as hepatitis, worm infestation, skin conditions and tetanus.
[Sajidullah Mahmood, Muhammad Danish Khan, Agha Mohammad Hammad Khan, Jabbar Ghufran Syed, Sana Shahid, Sara Seraj, Fathima Hafsa Fareed, Asma Saeed, Maria Akhtar, Noor ul Ain M. Aslam, Sidra Rehman, Erum Shahzadi and Ayesha Nasir. (2017); THE ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN GARBAGE PICKING CHILDREN: CHILDHOOD SALVAGED OR SABOTAGED? Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Sep). 1211-1218] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com
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