DIETITIANS: WHERE DO THEY WORK? WHAT ARE THEIR WORK CONDITIONS?

• Autor(a) principal: PRADO, Shirley Donizete
• Data de Publicação: 1991
• Outros Autores: ABREU, Miriam Sineiro Diaz de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Nutrição
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/nutricao/article/view/9015
• topic: dietitian; labor market; health personnel; nutricionista; mercado de trabalho; pessoal da saúde

The present paper is part of a broader survey of the dietitians' profile in Rio de Janeiro: “Dietitians: who are we? where do we act? how do we act?” lt corresponds to the stage that aims at defining the conditions of dietitians' placing in the labor market and their professional tendencies. Of the 2,617 dietitians living in Rio de Janeiro, registered in the Class Council (CRN-4), 102 were interviewed through a questionaire. The results have shown that 22% do not work in the area of nutrition, while 78% work as dietitians (51.38% in hospitals, 22.4% in private enterprises that render services in the area of nutrition - caterers). The average work-load is 36.8 hours with an average remuneration of 7.5 minimum wages. Such results have proved to be consistente with data collected in recent researches related with professionals in the health area, such as: a growing participation of females - especially younger ones - in the labor force, and a stronger tendency towards their absorption by the private sector.