WORK-RELATED COVID-19 CASES AT THE STATE OF BAHIA: EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE

• Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Suzana Mendes
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Andrade, Cátia Andrade Silva de, Castro, Jesuina do Socorro Mendes, Almeida , Carla Silva, Almeida, Adryanna Cardim de
• 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/3248
• topic: Covid-19; vigilância epidemiológica; notificação; doença relacionada ao trabalho; saúde do trabalhador; Vigilância Epidemiológica em Saúde do Trabalhador; Trabalho para edição temática de Vigilância em Saúde; Covid-19; vigilancia epidemiológica; notificación; enfermedades del trabajo; salud del trabajador; Covid-19; epidemiological surveillance; disease notification; occupational diseases; occupational health

The notification system of Covid-19 cases does not allow the establishment of the work relationship as a probable source of virus contamination, as well as knowledge about the activities that most contributed to disease dissemination. Considering the importance of the work category for the control and dissemination of SARS-CoV-2, the Department of Health of the State of Bahia recommended the investigation and notification of work-related Covid-19 cases in Sinan. This study aims at presenting the epidemiological profile of the cases of Covid-19 in workers in the state of Bahia, based on a descriptive analysis of secondary data of work-related Covid-19 cases notified in the Work Accident Form. In total, 2,920 work-related cases were reported, with a predominance of women (64.5%) and the age group of 30 to 39 years (39.9%). The health sector (37.1%) was the most affected, especially nursing technicians and assistants (25.7%), nurses (13.3%), doctors (6.3%) and Community Health Agents (4.9%). Workers bound to labor laws (CLT) were the most prevalent (39.7%). The higher frequency of Covid-19 cases in female workforce of health sector indicate greater vulnerability, probably due to sexual division of work tasks in this sector. Moreover, fewer registers of Covid-19 cases were observed in other groups of workers, especially those involved in precarious and informal activities. The results reinforce the need for maintaining the strategy of notification of work-related Covid-19 cases at Sinan.