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Prevalência da filariose canina causada por Dirofilaria immitis e Dipetalonema reconditum em Maceió, Alagoas, Brasil

2001; Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz; Volume: 17; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0102-311x2001000600021

1678-4464

Ana Cristina Brito, Márcio Cavalcante Vila-Nova, Deisy Alécia Martins Rocha, Lidiana Gomes Costa, Wendell Alexandre Pinheiro de Almeida, Luciana da Silva Viana, Ricardo Ramalho Lopes, Gilberto Fontes, Eliana Maria Maurício da Rocha, Lêda Regis,

Helminth infection and control

Epidemiological literature on occupational accidents among rural workers is scarce in Brazil. This population-based cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the characteristics of farming accidents occurring in the rural area of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. A multi-stage sampling scheme was used to select a representative sample of farms. From January to April 1996, a total of 258 rural families were visited, and all 580 rural workers identified in these families answered a standardized questionnaire. Sixty-three rural workers (11%) reported at least one work-related accident in the previous twelve months. There were 82 accidents during the study period, mainly related to the use of hand farm tools (29%) and handling farm animals (27%). The main types of injuries were cuts (50%), bruises (13%), and burns (9%). The body areas most frequently involved were hands (34%), feet (29%), and legs (18%). Among the injured rural workers, only 32% used health services to treat the resulting lesions (46% went to primary health care facilities and 36% to emergency services).