Review Article

Exposures Resulting in Safety and Health Concerns for Child Laborers in Less Developed Countries

Table 1

Number of studies published about child labor safety and health risks, by country and by WHO region.

Country of specific focusNumber of articles

Albania1
Australia1
Bangladesh1
Brazil3
Cambodia1
Colombia1
Ecuador1
Egypt1
Ethiopia1
Finland1
Ghana2
India10
Indonesia1
Iran2
Jordan3
Kazakhstan1
Lebanon3
Malawi1
Mali1
Mexico1
Nepal2
New Zealand1
Nicaragua1
Nigeria2
Pakistan2
Peru2
Philippines2
Sierra Leone1
South Africa1
Thailand1
Turkey3
United States (immigrants)2

WHO region: Africa9
WHO region: The Americas11
WHO region: Eastern Mediterranean13
WHO region: Europe5
WHO region: Southeast Asia13
WHO region: Western Pacific6

Multicountry studies identified in journals () excluded here but in references list and discussed in text and/or Tables 2 and 3.