Sociodemographic, environmental and labor conditions related to the presence of conjunctivitis and skin irritation in a group of informal street vendors in downtown Medellin, 2015-2019.

María Osley Garzón-DuqueSebastián GarcíaDaniel TamayoDoris Cardona ArangoÁngela María Segura CardonaFabio León Rodríguez OspinaCatalina Betancur VasquezDiego Alejandro Marsiglia

Published in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT (2021)

Eye and skin irritation was mainly explained by non-modifiable sociodemographic and labor conditions and by consumption of polluted water; however, implementing public health actions could reduce workers' socio-environmental and labor vulnerability.

Keyphrases

public health
soft tissue
wound healing
human health
climate change
heavy metals
life cycle
quality improvement
global health