The rural worker and the occupational exposure in growing tomatoes

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Marilei de Melo Tavares e
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Vargas, Fabiana Ramos, Costa, Pamela dos Santos, Tosoli, Antônio Marcos Gomes, Balbino, Carlos Marcelo, Passos, Joanir Pereira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Enfermagem Atual In Derme
• Texto Completo: https://revistaenfermagematual.com/index.php/revista/article/view/550

The aim of this study was to identify the perception of rural women about their occupational exposure to tomatogrowing. Descriptive-exploratory research, carried out in rural localities that cultivate tomato agriculture, in thecity of Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro / RJ. The choice of scenario is due to the large number of women workingin these agricultural spaces. In addition, the development of the Community Health Agent activity promotedfamiliarity with the fi eld of study and viability through the corresponding Family Health Strategy unit. 20 adultwomen working in tomato cultivation participated in the study. The instrument used for data collection wasa questionnaire with 10 questions, taking into account aspects related to health, occupational exposure andperception regarding their daily practice in the management of the agriculture in question. It was observed that25% of these women works more than 10 hours a day, only 35% of them use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)and 65% of the women farmers does not relate their health problem to their work environment. In summary, thestudy brings contributions to new research in the context of rural women's health as a determinant factor forprevention and health promotion.Keywords: Nursing; Health Rural Women; Occupational exposure.