Factors associated with negative self-assessed health among school teachers

• Autor(a) principal: Barbosa, Rose Elizabeth Cabral
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Fonseca, Giovanni Campos, Vieira, Marta Raquel Mendes, Magalhães, Tatiana Almeida de, Silva, Rosângela Ramos Veloso, Haikal, Desirée Sant'Ana
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3296
• topic: Autoavaliação diagnóstica; Saúde do trabalhador; Professores escolares; Prevalência; Estudos transversais; Autoevaluación diagnóstica; Salud laboral; Maestros; Prevalencia; Estudios transversales; Diagnostic self-evaluation; Occupational health; School Teachers; Prevalence; Cross-sectional studies

Self-assessment of health has been used as a measuring tool by individuals and population groups, especially for its relative ease of application. This study sought to investigate the prevalence of negative self-assessed health and associated factors among schoolteachers. A cross-sectional research was conducted with a probabilistic sample of state schoolteachers from a medium-sized municipality in southeastern Brazil. Response variable was collected via the question “How would you rate your current health status?”, and the response options were grouped into positive (excellent, good) and negative (regular, bad, very bad) self-assessment. Data analysis was performed using Poisson’s regression with robust variance, in bivariate and multivariate models. Negative self-assessed health showed a prevalence of 32.9% (95% CI = 28.8-37.4). After adjustment, overcrowded classes, job dissatisfaction, physical inactivity, obesity, reports of chronic illnesses, and at least one vocal complaint remained factors associated with negative self-assessment. Results indicate the need for both individual interventions, such as teacher health promotion programs, and organizational improvements to protect the health of schoolteachers.