title: Study on child labour in automobile workshops of Peshawar, Pakistan.
abstract: To determine the characteristics of children working in car workshops in Peshawar, a descriptive survey was conducted from June to November 2005 of 200 boys (6-15 years) randomly selected from 32 workshops. A questionnaire was used to collect socioeconomic and work-related data. The majority of the boys had no or little education, had started work before the age of 10 years and earned <700 rupees/month. Most of their fathers had little education and were in poorly paid jobs, unemployed or deceased. About 40% of the boys were engaged in mechanical work. Watery eyes (31%), chronic cough (29%) and diarrhoea (22%) were the commonest symptoms reported by the boys and 38% had had a major injury.
authors.affiliation: Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan. hamza_kmc@yahoo.com
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hameed
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Afridi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001336:Automobiles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003371:Cough / Q000453:epidemiology; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005220:Fathers / Q000193:education; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D009790:Occupations / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002666:Psychology, Child; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires