A Study on Perception and Exposure to Occupational Risks at Public School Food Services in Bahia, Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22077486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeane dos Santos Ferreira (0000-0002-3768-9417, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Maria Da Purificação N Araújo (0000-0002-8279-4769, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Raquel Braz Assunção Botelho (0000-0002-0369-287X, Universidade de Brasília), Renata Puppin Zandonadi (0000-0003-0370-3089, Universidade de Brasília), Eduardo Yoshio Nakano (0000-0002-9071-8512, Universidade de Brasília), António Raposo (0000-0002-6740-4566, Universidade Lusófona, corresponding author), H Han (0000-0001-6356-3001, Sejong University, corresponding author), Marcelo Arraño Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma de Chile), Antonio Ariza-Montes (0000-0002-5921-0753, Universidad Loyola Andalucía), Rita De Cássia Coelho De Almeida Akutsu (0000-0003-0699-7617, Universidade de Brasília) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Pages | 891591-891591 |
| Publication date | 2022-06-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpubh.2022.891591 |
| PMID | 35757643 |
| OpenAlex | W4281723979 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 27 |
Food service work is hazardous due to the intense rhythm of food production, and the working conditions can cause discomfort, fatigue, and occupational accidents and illnesses. For the perception of exposure to occupational hazards, workers must participate in continuing education programs. This study aimed to verify the perception and exposure to occupational risks at school food services (SFS) in Bahia, Brazil. This cross-sectional study was conducted in SFS from public schools in Bahia/Brazil. Researchers identified sociodemographic variables, occupational characteristics, and the Perception of Exposure to Occupational Risks by SFS food handlers. Also, anthropometric assessment (weight, height, and waist circumference), the presence of comorbidities, and the identification of exposure to occupational risks and measures of environmental comfort were evaluated. Most workers were female (98.6%; n = 140), mean age of 46.85 y/o, working as SFS food handlers between 1 and 5 years (50.7%; n = 72) but with no training on occupational risks (52.8%; n = 75). This lack of training is not associated with demographic or other occupational variables. The majority of the food handlers present a fair or good perception of exposure to occupational risk. These food handlers are also mostly overweight, and higher BMI was associated with hypertension and edema. The SFS were classified as of high occupational risk (mean of 31.24% of adequacy) environments. Ergonomic Risks had the lowest percentage of adequacy (7.69%, very high risk) regarding occupational risks, followed by chemical risks (31.5% of adequacy, high risk), accident risk (32.19%, high risk), and physical risk (36.89%, high risk). The excess of activities associated with precarious physical structure, insufficient number of equipment and utensils (in inadequate conservation) favors the exposure to occupational risk in SFS
Anthropometry · Environmental health · Obesity · Occupational safety and health · Overweight · Perception · Risk perception · Waist · Agriculture and Farm Safety · Food Safety and Hygiene · Medicine · Occupational Health and Safety Research · Psychology
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