Assessing the socio-cognitive determinants of personal protective equipment uses among domestic waste collectors in the Ho municipality, Ghana: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT: Domestic waste collectors (DWCs) are exposed to occupational safety and health related morbidities and mortalities globally due to the non-use, improper use, and non-availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) in their jobs which endangers DWCs' lives, safety, and well-being. The present study investigated the extent to which socio-cognitive determinants predicted PPE use among DWCs in the Ho municipality in the Volta Region in Ghana. A quantitative cross-sectional survey was conducted among DWCs (n = 344) in the Ho Municipality of Ghana to assess the socio-cognitive determinants of PPE use. The questionnaire consisted of 107 items that were informed by a literature review in previous qualitative research, and two theoretical frameworks explaining behavior (i.e., the Health Belief

SUBMITTER: Lissah SY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12585055 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature