Estudo das atitudes e práticas face à exposição solar dos carteiros do município de Juazeiro do Norte-CE

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Séphora Natércia Albuquerque [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Carteiros; Doenças de pele relacionadas à fotoproteção; Proteção Solar; Trabalho; Health; Mailmen; Saúde; Skin Diseases Related to Photo Protection; Sun Protection; Work
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/9543

The relations between Work and Health in this study have been based on likely damages from long, repeated exposition to the sun without the necessary protection. It has been aimed to analyze the attitudes and practices to solar exposition of Juazeiro do Norte mailmen, we have identified what resources and how they are used by the mailmen in order to protect them from the sun’s harmful rays. It has also been aimed to identify the existence of initiative from the Brazilian Post Company in Juazeiro do Norte city, there are 25 mailmen involved all in all, they are 23 men and 2 women and their age is 34. 84 at average. The data collect has been made through a questionnaire covering variables of group characterization, knowledge about harmful effects of UVRs practices of solar expositions and preventive steps relevant to photo exposure. For statistics analyses, the Statical Package for the Social Sciences program was used (SSPS) 13.0 version and a descriptive analysis. Among the post officers surveyed, most of them are male (92%) and the age average has been 35.85 years and all had a good education level. When it comes to time of employing link, most of post officers have worked for over nine years. In relation to working time, most post officers work from 11:00 am and they get back to the headquarters at about 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. In relation to cutaneous photo type, 56% post officers fit in photo type III and the rest in II, IV and V groups. In relation to protection factor, 22 post officers utilize factor 30. In relation to the supply of sun screen, 56% answered that it happens every week, independently to lack or not the product. In conclusion, every post man uses some kind of sun protection, nevertheless, they do not do this protection correctly. In relation to the Post Office, we have observed that the company contributes partly in order to supply its investigated clerks resources to protection.