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Investigação sobre a exposição solar em trabalhadores de praia - doi: 10.5020/18061230.2012.p103
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Meyer, Patrícia Froes Silva, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim Da Carvalho, Maria Goretti Freire Nóbrega, Monisa Martins Barreto, Amanda Spínola Aires, Felipe De Sales Oliveira, Arilson Silva, Efigênia Maria Nogueira Daams, Evangelline Feitosa Cleomenes Da Cruz Souza, Juliana De Melo Menezes, Marina Silva, Joaquina Elizete Cardoso Da |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | Objective: To investigate the habits of photoexposition and photoprotection among beach workers in Natal-RN, Brazil. Methods: It is a descriptive observational epidemiological study of transverse type, with random sample consisting in 102 workers of Ponta Negra Beach, evaluated through a questionnaire of the Ministry of Health (DAS UV). Results: It was noted that 56% (n=57) of workers remain submitted to sun exposure for an average of 6 hours or more per day. It was found that approximately 24% (n=24) of respondents do not use sun protection. Workers showed a low educational level, since 55% (n=56) had only attended elementary school, whether graduated or not, and average monthly income was below two minimum wages for 69.96% of volunteers. Conclusion: This assessment revealed that workers of Ponta Negra Beach, Natal-RN, are highly exposed to ultraviolet radiation during their professional activities, without proper photoprotection of skin. |
| Starting Page | 103 |
| Ending Page | 109 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5020/2217 |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://periodicos.unifor.br/RBPS/article/download/2217/2438 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
