Santana Vilma S, de Amorim Andréa M, Oliveira Roberval, Xavier Shirlei, Iriart Jorge, Belitardo Liliane
Instituto de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Rev Saude Publica. 2003 Feb;37(1):65-74. doi: 10.1590/s0034-89102003000100011.
To estimate the annual incidence of non-fatal work injuries according to sociodemographic and occupational variables among housemaids.
A community-based survey was conducted in a population of 1,650 women aged 10 to 65 years who reported a paid occupation randomly selected in a household sample of the city of Salvador, Brazil. Data was collected through individual questionnaires on living and work conditions and health status. Fisher Exact test was performed for frequency analysis.
It was estimated an overall annual incidence of non-fatal work injuries in the study population of 5.0%, which was statistically significant (p<0.05) higher among housemaids (7.3%) than in the group with other occupations (4.5%). Half of the injuries among housemaids were not related with long-term disabilities, and 38.1% women referred not being able to work for two weeks on average after the injury.
Housemaids represent a major contingent of the work force in Brazil and other Latin America countries. The high incidence of non-fatal work injuries in this working group reveals its public health relevance and the need for preventive programs.
根据社会人口统计学和职业变量评估家庭佣工非致命工伤的年发病率。
在巴西萨尔瓦多市的一个家庭样本中，对1650名年龄在10至65岁且有带薪职业的女性进行了一项基于社区的调查。通过个人问卷收集有关生活、工作条件和健康状况的数据。采用Fisher精确检验进行频率分析。
估计研究人群中非致命工伤的总体年发病率为5.0%，家庭佣工（7.3%）的发病率在统计学上显著高于其他职业组（4.5%）（p<0.05）。家庭佣工中一半的伤害与长期残疾无关，38.1%的女性表示受伤后平均有两周无法工作。
家庭佣工是巴西和其他拉丁美洲国家劳动力的主要组成部分。该工作群体中非致命工伤的高发病率揭示了其公共卫生意义以及开展预防项目的必要性。
