Health Concerns among Sri Lankan Female Foreign Domestic Worker Returnees from the Middle East

Autor: Truls Østbye, Monika Priyadarshani Wijeratne, Rahul Malhotra, Hemajith Tharindra, Mirna Hodzic Mun, Janithra De Silva, Vijitha De Silva, Justine Strand de Oliveira

Publikováno v: Management & Society Electronic Journal; Vol. 13 No. 36 (2019): September/December 2019; 3171-3202
Gestão e Sociedade; v. 13 n. 36 (2019): Setembro/Dezembro de 2019; 3171-3202
Gestão e sociedade
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
instacron:UFMG

Female foreign domestic workers (FDWs) are an important and growing occupational group, especially in the Middle East. Although Sri Lankan female FDWs comprise a significant percentage of those employed in this region, little is known about the healt

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https://doi.org/10.21171/ges.v13i36.2969

Depressive Symptoms and Perceived Stress among Estate Rubber Tappers in Southern Sri Lanka

Autor: L. Gayani Tillekeratne, Sarath Amarasinghe, Gregory D. Brown, Hemajith Tharindra, Kayla Stankevitz, Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Truls Østbye, Vijitha De Silva

Publikováno v: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 6, Iss 1 (2018)
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 2-7 (2018)

Background: Rubber production is an important component of the Sri Lankan economy. Prior reports have raised concerns about poverty and poor physical and social living conditions among rubber tappers. Objective: To assess rubber tappers’ psychologi

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https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/IJOSH/article/view/15379

Prevalence and risk factors of musculoskeletal disorders among Sri Lankan rubber tappers

Autor: Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Kayla Stankevitz, Truls Østbye, Marissa Stroo, Vijitha De Silva, Hemajith Tharindra

Publikováno v: International journal of occupational and environmental health. 22(2)

Background: Rubber tapping exposes workers to risk factors for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs).Objectives: This cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence and factors associated with MSDs among Sri Lankan rubber tappers.Methods: Questionnaires we

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27092589

580 Prevalence and associated factors of work-related injuries among rubber tappers in Sri Lanka

Autor: Kayla Stankevitz, Truls Østbye, Vijitha De Silva, Catherine A. Staton, Hemajith Tharindra, Ashley L. Schoenfisch, Marissa Stroo

Publikováno v: Injury Prevention. 22:A208.3-A209

Background Occupational injuries are a major cause of global disability and death. Agriculture has been shown to be the most hazardous of all industries, particularly in jobs that require intense manual labour. Rubber tapping- the process of extracti

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https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.580

615 Built environment around high schools in galle, Sri Lanka: an observatory study

Autor: Vijitha De Silva, Hemajith Tharindra, Enying Gong, Catherine A. Staton

Publikováno v: Injury Prevention. 22:A220.3-A221

Background Road traffic injuries have reached epidemic proportion in Sri Lanka with rapid urbanisation and motorization. Due to inadequate consideration, adolescents are forced to share their transportation and recreational space with vehicles. The o

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https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.615