Absenteeism study in a steel industry of São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil

Aim: To identify the factors involved in absenteeism in a steel industry in the city of São Jose dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out after obtaining permission from Institutional Ethics Committee in a steel industry. Worker's detailed information regarding absenteeism was obtained from the Health Department files, from January 2005 to December 2008. Specifical data were: sex, function, certificate type (medical or dental), the working sector, according to the Large Groups (LG) of Brazilian Classification of Occupations - 2002, working periods, duration of absenteeism (lost days), the main causes of absenteeism (International Classification of Diseases ICD-10). Results: A total of 570 workers were recorded. The majority of workers were males (97%), with medical certificate (97%), LG-7 workers in the production of industrial goods and services (62.09%), and operators of industrial machinery (68.3%) and the working period was Shift 4 - Monday to Friday from 8 am to 12 am and 1 pm to 5 pm (44.43 %). The total duration of absenteeism was 3,187 days, the main causes of diseases being problemas in the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (18.48%), respiratory diseases (17.11%), injuries, poisoning and other external causes (11.24%), and diseases of the digestive tract (11.24%). Conclusions: It was concluded that there was under-reporting of absenteeism due to dental causes (41 events) during the study period. More studies in this field are required (Au)

Perfil da saúde bucal de trabalhadores na indústria metalúrgica / Profile of oral health workers in the metallurgical industry

Objetivo: Identificar o perfil da saúde bucal dos trabalhadores de uma indústria metalúrgica de Piracicaba, Estado de São Paulo – Brasil. Metodologia: Realizou-se estudo transversal com aplicação de questionário e exame clínico (OMS) em 600 trabalhadores de agosto a dezembro de 2006. O questionário com 21 itens abordou: idade, gênero, estado civil, escolaridade, tipo de residência, hábito de fumar, ocupação, turno de trabalho, tempo de serviço, presença de alimento retido no dente, gosto desagradável na boca, sangramento de gengiva, sensibilidade nos dentes, uso de medicação para aliviar dor ou desconforto no dente, gengiva ou prótese, uso de prótese, satisfação com a prótese e com a estética do sorriso, range os dentes, já sofreu algum tipo de acidente na boca ou face. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva e teste qui-quadrado com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: De 460 trabalhadores, a maioria foi: do gênero masculino (97,39%), casado (54,13%), nível de escolaridade com ensino médio completo (25,87%), não fumante (82,17%), fizeram uso de medicamento para o alívio de problemas na cavidade oral (31,09%), sofreram acidentes de face ou boca (41,30%). O exame clínico identificou os problemas que envolvem os trabalhadores: 92,17% não sentem dor na articulação têmporo-mandibular (ATM), não reclamam de barulho (97,17%) e não sentem estalos (82,17%); quanto à utilização de próteses constatou-se que não usam nem necessitam (71,74%); quanto ao índice periodontal, acidente de face ou boca e uso de medicamento, foi maior nos trabalhadores de outras ocupações que não trabalham como caldeireiro, soldador e ajudante (p>0,05). Conclusão: A saúde bucal dos trabalhadores da indústria avaliada pode ser melhorada e o presente estudo poderá contribuir com a perspectiva de estruturação de programas de saúde bucal, para que melhores níveis sejam alcançados, melhorando a qualidade de vida e melhor inclusão social da população em estudo, colaborando com...

Aim: To identify the oral health profile of workers’ metal industry from Piracicaba - São Paulo - Brazil. Methodology: There was a cross-sectional study with a questionnaire and a clinical examination (WHO) carried out in 600 workers from August to December 2006. The questionnaire with 21 items addressed: age, gender, marital status, education, type of residence, smoking habits, occupation, work time, length of service, oral health problem (food stuck in teeth, unpleasant taste in the mouth, bleeding gums, tooth sensitivity, use of medication to relieve pain or discomfort in the tooth, gums or prosthesis, prosthesis use), satisfaction with the prosthesis and with the aesthetics of smile, grinds his teeth, suffered some kind of accident in the mouth or face. It was used descriptive statistics and chi-square test with a significance level of 5%. Results: Of 460 workers, the majority was: masculine gender (97.39%), married (54.13%), education level with complete medium level (25.87%), not smoking (82.17%), use medicine for the relief of problems in the oral cavity (31.09%), suffered accidents at face or mouth (41.30%). Clinical examination identified problems involving workers: 92.17% don’t complain of noise in temporo mandibular joint (TMJ) and don’t feel cracks (82.17%) in TMJ, don’t use nor need prostheses (71.74%). On the periodontal index, face accidents or mouth and medicine use was higher among workers in other occupations that do not work as a boilermaker, welder and helper (p>0.05). Conclusion: The workers’ oral health from the industry evaluated profile can be gotten better, and the present study can contribute with the perspective of structuring of oral health programs, so that improve levels are reached, improving the life quality and better social inclusion of the population in study, collaborating with industry productivity.