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Artisanal and small-scale mining is characterized by an excessive exposure to silica-containing dust, overcrowding, poor living conditions and limited access to primary health services. This poses a risk to tuberculosis, HIV infection and silicosis. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate the b...

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Main Authors: Dingani Moyo, Ronald Ncube, Fungai Kavenga, Lilian Chikwava, Tawanda Mapuranga, Nathan Chiboyiwa, Chipo Chimunhu, Frank Mudzingwa, Orippa Muzvidziwa, Petronella Ncube, Tariro Christwish Mando, Florence Moyo, Blessings Chigaraza, Hellen Masvingo, Collins Timire
Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Midlands State University, P Bag 9005, Gweru 054, Zimbabwe.Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, ZimbabweOccupational Health Division, School of Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 2000, South Africa.Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, The National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo 029, Zimbabwe
Format: research article
Language:English
Published: PMCID 2022
Subjects:
HIV
artisanal miners
silica exposures
silicosis
silicotuberculosis
Online Access:https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5292
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