Investigation of ergonomic risks in a community health agent: a cross-sectional study
International Journal of Development Research
Investigation of ergonomic risks in a community health agent: a cross-sectional study
Article History: Received 04th September, 2020; Received in revised form 16th October, 2020; Accepted 29th November, 2020; Published online 30th December, 2020.
Copyright © 2020, Livia Rocha Matos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The main purpose of the article is to investigate the ergonomic risks of Community Health Agent (CHA) and identify musculoskeletal diseases acquired in the work process of these professionals in São Gonçalo do Amarante, Ceará, Brazil. To achieve the goal we chose an exploratory, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. The study population consisted of 117 Community Health Agents (CHA) and the sample 87 with CHA as an inclusion criterion all CHA rural and urban areas of the municipality. It was found that the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain reported by ACS's was, back pain and leg, with 57.44% of this pain related to work after the service and 27.58% for. However it was observed that the different individual characteristics and lifestyles cause the relationship between remote and the Physical Activity and Pain Relationship musculoskeletal and Physical Activity is varied and difficult to analyze because the profession of CHA is directly related with their own ability and physical fitness.
