Relationship between orofacial pain and absenteeism among workers in Southern Brazil
Braz. j. oral sci
; 8(1): 50-54, Jan.-Mar. 2009. tab
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ABSTRACT
Aim:
To verify the relationship between orofacial pain and absenteeism in workers of slaughter and meat processing industries in the Southern region of Brazil.Methods:
A cross-sectional study, with the random sample of 401 workers of slaughter and meat processing industries in the Southern region of Brazil, was carried out. A questionnaire referred to the situation of absenteeism caused by nine different types of orofacial pain and also the amount of time the employee was kept from work.Results:
Only 60 workers (15%) reported having missed work due to orofacial pain in the six months prior to the study. The prevalence of absenteeism resulting from orofacial pain was of 15%. The types of orofacial pain that resulted in absenteeism were spontaneous toothache (9.7 %); toothache caused by cold or hot liquids or by sweet foodstuff (6.5%) and pain around and behind the eyes (3.2%). There was a predominance of absenteeism in half and full work shifts for the types of orofacial pain experienced. Associations between absenteeism from induced toothache and gender (p < 0.05), absenteeism and spontaneous toothache and family income (p = 0.011), and between absenteeism and the self awareness of their oral health condition, as well as the nine types of orofacial pain (p < 0.001) were observed.Conclusions:
The prevalence of absenteeism as a result of orofacial pain was low.Mots clés
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Sujet Principal:
Algie faciale
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Santé au travail
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Absentéisme
Type d'étude:
Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites du sujet:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Pays comme sujet:
America do sul
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Brasil
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
Braz. j. oral sci
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Brazilian journal of oral sciences (Impresso)
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Brazilian journal of oral sciences (Online)
Thème du journal:
ODONTOLOGIA
Année:
2009
Type:
Article