Vigilância dos acidentes de trabalho em unidades sentinela em saúde do trabalhador no município de Fortaleza, nordeste do Brasil

Marcelo José Monteiro Ferreira,Romênia Kelly Soares de Lima,José Gomes Bezerra Filho,Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva,Luciano Pamplona de Góes Cavalcanti

doi:10.1590/1413-812320172210.17422017

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320172210.17422017

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Abstract

This article examines the factors associated with the notification of occupational accidents by sentinel workers' health centers in the municipality of Fortaleza in the northeast of Brazil. An analytical cross-sectional study was conducted of five sentinel workers' health centers for serious and fatal occupational accidents. A total of 354 interviews were conducted with professionals responsible for notifying occupational accidents. Bivariate analysis was conducted using Pearson's chi-square test and/or Fisher's exact test using prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals, followed by stratified analysis and multivariate Poisson regression adopting the stepwise forward method. Variables that obtained a p-value of less than or equal to the chosen significance level (0.05) were maintained in the final model. Professionals who had a greater number of years of work experience, had undertaken three training courses, had knowledge of policy directives concerning occupational accidents, were familiar with the SINAN notification form, were aware that occupational accidents are reportable, and discussed the theme of occupational accidents in the workplace were statistically more likely to notify occupational accidents. Education and training helps raise awareness among health professionals.

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Occupational accidents are considered a socioeconomic problem and a major public health concern[1]
Data published in the Social Security Statistical Yearbook (Anuário Estatístico da Previdência Social) show that there were more than five million occupational accidents in the period 2007 to 2013
It is important to invest greater resources to ensure the effective implementation of continuing education and training programs directed at professionals working in sentinel workers’ health centers

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Occupational accidents are considered a socioeconomic problem and a major public health concern[1]. According to the International Labor Organization, approximately 4% of the world’s gross domestic product is lost due to occupational accidents and diseases. Around 2.3 million people around the world die as a result of work-related diseases and injuries[2]. In Brazil, occupational accidents affect a large part of the working-age population[3]. Data published in the Social Security Statistical Yearbook (Anuário Estatístico da Previdência Social) show that there were more than five million occupational accidents in the period 2007 to 2013. A little over 45% of these cases resulted in death, permanent disability, or absence from work[4]

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