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Riesgos laborales en trabajadores de barberías y peluquerías de economía informal: Caracas, Venezuela / Occupational hazards in barbershops and hairdressers workers of informal economy: Caracas, Venezuela
Caraballo-Arias, Yohama; Rodríguez, Arturo Rafael; Rivero, Ángel José; Rangel, Richard Gerardo; Barrios Covaro, Marcial.
  • Caraballo-Arias, Yohama; Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti. VE
  • Rodríguez, Arturo Rafael; Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti. VE
  • Rivero, Ángel José; Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti. VE
  • Rangel, Richard Gerardo; Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti. VE
  • Barrios Covaro, Marcial; Universidad Central de Venezuela. Facultad de Medicina. Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti. VE
Cienc. Trab ; 15(46): 18-23, abr. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-700412
RESUMEN
En Venezuela el sector informal de barberías y peluquerías constituye una fuente de absorción de mano de obra desocupada, que tiene algunas ventajas respecto a ingresos y flexibilización laboral, pero por otro lado es un sector desprotegido y con accesos limitados o nulos a servicios de seguridad y salud laboral, lo que dificulta la inclusión en programas de prevención de accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades ocupacionales. En este estudio observacional transversal y descriptivo se aplicó "la encuesta de las condiciones de trabajo y salud en América Latina del Center for International Health" y se analizaron las actividades de 40 trabajadores de barberías y peluquerías 50% del género masculino y 50% femenino, 85% con edades comprendidas entre 20-49 años. De ellos, 65% manipulaban productos químicos, 62,5% utilizaban el secador y/o máquina de afeitar, 87,5% habían sufrido al menos una lesión en su área de trabajo y 100% refirió adoptar bipedestación prolongada, hacer movimientos repetitivos y presentar algún tipo de trastorno músculo-esquelético, cuyos síntomas más frecuentes fueron dorsalgias y lumbalgias con 37,5% y 32,5% respectivamente. Por otro lado, las várices en miembros inferiores fueron la segunda causa de morbilidad reportada.
ABSTRACT
Some of the barbershops and hair saloons -belonging to the informal sector- are a source of employment which takes in unoccupied work force. This workers have some advantages concerning to income and work flexibility, but in the other hand it is an unprotected sector with limited or nonexistent access to Occupational, Safety and Health services. This situation makes difficult to include them in labor accident occupational disease prevention programs. A cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out in which 40 barbershop and hair saloon workers were surveyed. Their activities were analyzed, employing the "survey of work and health conditions in Latin America of the Center for International Health". Of these workers, 50% were male and 50% female, and 85% were between 20 to 49 years old. 65% used chemical products, 62,5% used hair dryers and/or shaving machines, 87,5% had suffered some form of workplace injury, and all of them admitted to have adopted prolonged standing postures, to make repetitive movements, suffering at least from any musculoskeletal disorder. The second disease reported were varicose veins.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Barbering / Occupational Risks / Beauty and Aesthetics Centers / Occupational Diseases Type of study: Etiology study / Health economic evaluation / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Venezuela Language: Spanish Journal: Cienc. Trab Journal subject: Occupational Medicine / Public Health Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Venezuela Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Central de Venezuela/VE

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Barbering / Occupational Risks / Beauty and Aesthetics Centers / Occupational Diseases Type of study: Etiology study / Health economic evaluation / Observational study / Prevalence study / Qualitative research / Risk factors Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: South America / Venezuela Language: Spanish Journal: Cienc. Trab Journal subject: Occupational Medicine / Public Health Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Venezuela Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad Central de Venezuela/VE