Exposure, protection and self-reported health problems among solid waste handlers in a Coastal Peri-urban community in Ghana

James-Paul Kretchy*¹ Mawuli Dzodzomenyo^1, Thilde Rheinlӓnder^3, Irene Ayi^2, Flemming Konradsen^3, Julius N. Fobil¹ and Anders Dalsgaard⁴

¹ Department of Biological, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon.   

² Department of Parasitology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon.
³ Department of International Health, Immunology and Microbiology, Copenhagen School of Global Health, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
⁴ Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

E-mail: jpkretchy@yahoo.com