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| Title |
A comparison of licensed and un-licensed artisanal and small-scale gold miners (ASGM) in terms of socio-demographics, work profiles, and injury rates
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4876-5 |
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| Authors |
Benedict N. L. Calys-Tagoe, Edith Clarke, Thomas Robins, Niladri Basu |
| Abstract |
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) represents one of the most hazardous work environments. While formalization of this sector has been suggested (e.g., Minamata Convention) as a means to improve working conditions, we are unaware of empirical evidence that supports this notion. This study aimed to compare sociodemographic profiles, work profiles, and injury rates among miners working in licensed versus un-licensed ASGM sites. In the Tarkwa mining region of Ghana, 404 small-scale miners were recruited in 2014 and interviewed regarding their occupational injury experiences over the preceding 10 years. Workers were drawn from 9 mining sites, of which 5 were licensed and 4 were not licensed. Sociodemographic characteristics of miners from the two groups were relatively similar. Those currently working in an un-licensed mine have spent more time in the ASGM sector than those currently working in a licensed mine (94 vs. 70 months). Miners working in an un-licensed site tended to experience more injury episodes (e.g., 26% vs. 8% had 3 or more injury events) and not use personal protective equipment during the time of an injury (92% indicated to not using vs. 73%) when compared to miners working in a licensed site. A total of 121 injury episodes were recorded for 2245 person years of ASGM work. The injury rate for those working in un-licensed mines was 5.9 per 100 person years (59 injuries in 995 person years) versus 5.0 (62 injuries in 1250 person-years) in the licensed mines. When focusing on the male miners, there was a significant difference in injury rates between those working in a licensed mine (4.2 per 100 person years) versus an un-licensed mine (6.1 per 100 person years). These findings advance our understanding of injuries amongst ASGM workers, and help identify important differences in socio-demographics, work profiles, and injury rates between miners working in a licensed versus and un-licensed site. The findings suggest that certain working conditions in a licensed site may be safer. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 81 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 81 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 14% |
| Researcher | 10 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 15 | 19% |
| Unknown | 24 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 9 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 9 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 8 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 10% |
| Other | 11 | 14% |
| Unknown | 28 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 May 2018.
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#7,546,261
of 23,023,224 outputs
Outputs from BMC Public Health
#7,968
of 14,997 outputs
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#125,573
of 330,781 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#99
of 167 outputs
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