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- Title
Condições de trabalho e saúde de professores pré-escolares da rede pública de ensino de Pelotas, RS, Brasil.
- Authors
da Silva, Luciane Goulart; da Silva, Marcelo Cozzensa
- Abstract
This study describes the working and health conditions of preschool teachers from the public school network in Pelotas, State of Rio Grande do Sul. A descriptive census was conducted in schools of the city and the state that offered preschool classes. The questionnaire included social and demographic, behavioral, nutritional, health and work issues. All teachers were female, more than 55% were classified as being overweight, 12.6% were smokers and 73% were not sufficiently physically active during their leisure time. With respect to the working conditions, 66.7% reported working in an uncomfortable posture, 40.5% considered the desks and furniture inadequate, 50.5% replied that the intervals between classes and activities are insufficient for resting. The prevalence of back, thoracic, neck and shoulder pain was high, and 17.8% tested positive for minor psychiatric disorders. The prevalence rates for occupational exposure and poor health conditions of preschool teachers are significant and can interfere in the quality of life and work of these individuals.
- Subjects
PELOTAS (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil); PUBLIC schools; PRESCHOOL teachers; WORK environment; OCCUPATIONAL diseases; QUALITY of life; HEALTH
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2013, Vol 18, Issue 11, p3137
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1413-81232013001100004