Prevalência e fatores associados a doenças respiratórias e diarreia em trabalhadores de cooperativas de materiais recicláveis da cidade de São Paulo: estudo transversal, 2013*
Gisele Ferreira de Souza, Elizabeti Yuriko Muto, Felipe Parra do Nascimento, Nélson Gouveia
Abstract
Objective to analyze the prevalence of respiratory diseases and diarrhea among recyclable material cooperative workers in São Paulo City, Brazil, and associated factors. Methods this was a cross-sectional study conducted in three cooperatives, with data collected through structured interviews and measurement of environmental fungal concentration; Poisson regression was used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR). Results 156 individuals were interviewed; the highest asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and diarrhea prevalence rates occurred in cooperatives with higher total fungal concentration; highest adjusted prevalence of asthma was found in Cooperative A (PR=8.44 - 95%CI 1.09;65.37), and highest adjusted prevalence of diarrhea was found in Cooperative C (PR=2.09 - 95%CI 1.11;3.94), compared to Cooperative B; the highest COPD prevalence was found in smokers and former smokers (PR=8.66 - 95% CI 2.84;26.35). Conclusion fungal control measures must be adopted for disease prevention in recyclable material cooperatives.