Citation

Cordeiro R, Prestes SC, Clemente AP, Diniz CS, Sakate M, Donalisio MR. Cad. Saude Publica 2006; 22(2): 387-393.

Vernacular Title

Incidencia de acidentes do trabalho nao-fatais em localidade do Sudeste do

Affiliation

Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

/S0102-311X2006000200016

PMID

16501751

Abstract

Incidence of work-related accidents in Botucatu, Sao Paulo, Brazil, was estimated according to gender, age, employment status, occupation, and type of work. A household survey was conducted by systematic random group sampling (195 census tracts). Information was collected from all residents 10 years or older in each household. Of those who had worked during the 90 days prior to the interview, we obtained information on occupation, job position, and employment contract. The study included 9,626 households (sample fraction 0.26). The proportion of non-fatal work accidents in the municipal area was 3.3% (95%CI: 2.7-3.9), higher for men 4.5% (95%CI: 3.6-5.5) and varying with type of employment contract and occupation. Compared to results from previous studies, we observed a decline in work-related accident risk.