Knowledge, attitudes and practices on occupational health in the Coordination at Ports, Airports and Borders of Pará State, Brazil, in 2008

Authors

  • Julio Cesar Colpo Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul Author
  • Rodolfo Navarro Nunes Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária Author
  • Wildo Navegantes Araújo Universidade de Brasília - Campus Ceilândia Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3395/vd.v1n2.22

Keywords:

Occupational health, Public server, Health surveillance

Abstract

This study sought to characterize the performance, suggest hypotheses about problems identified and propose recommendations to employees of the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) Coordination of Ports, Airports, Borders and Bonded precincts of the state of Pará. We used a cross-sectional study demographic data, information about those grievances and present performance in Occupational Health. Data were analyzed in EpiInfo 6.04d. We interviewed 91% crowded servers in Pará state. The chronic non-communicable diseases were the most evident, with a prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries. It is recommended more attention to occupational health surveillance for Anvisa in the Pará State.

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Author Biography

  • Julio Cesar Colpo, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
    Aluno de doutorado em Engenharia e Ciências dos Materiais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Epidemiologista de Campo formado pelo O Programa de Treinamento em Epidemiologia Aplicada aos Serviços do SUS (EPISUS). Mestre em Tecnologia em Saúde (Bioengenharia) pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná. Especialista em Saúde do Trabalhador e graduado em Enfermagem e Obstetrícia pela Universidade Federal do Paraná.

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Published

2013-05-29

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013): May

Section

Articles

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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on occupational health in the Coordination at Ports, Airports and Borders of Pará State, Brazil, in 2008. (2013). Health Surveillance under Debate: Society, Science & Technology , 1(2), 44-52. https://doi.org/10.3395/vd.v1n2.22