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Prevalence and associated factors to occupational accidents in the hospital housekeeping
Prevalência e fatores associados aos acidentes de trabalho no serviço hospitalar de limpeza
Prevalencia y factores asociados a los accidentes de trabajo en el servicio hospitalario de limpieza
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Abstract Objective: Identify the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of accidents at work with hospital housekeeping personnel. Method: Cross-sectional study involving 157 workers from a public university hospital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collection occurred in 2013, it was used a... view more
Objective: Identify the prevalence and factors associated with the occurrence of accidents at work with hospital housekeeping personnel. Method: Cross-sectional study involving 157 workers from a public university hospital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Data collection occurred in 2013, it was used a form for socio-demographic, labor, habits, health and occupational accidents characterization. Results: In the last worked year, prevalence of occupational accidents was of 17,8%. Occurred with the highest percentage of male workers (26,3%), those with between 19 and 34 years (21,6%). Sharps injuries and falls stood out, his hands and fingers were the body parts most affected. Conclusion: None of evaluated factors presented itself meaningfully associated to occupational accidents. The population size may have affected this result.... view less
Keywords
hospital; occupational injury; health professionals; occupational safety; caregiving; Brazil; Latin America; South America
Classification
Medical Sociology
Working Conditions
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 3249-3262
Journal
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7 (2015) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i4.3249-3262
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed