@article{ref1,
title="Workdays lost due to occupational injuries among young workers in Brazil",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2012",
author="Santana, Vilma S. and Villaveces, Andrés and Bangdiwala, Shrikant I. and Runyan, Carol S. Wolf and Albuquerque-Oliveira, Paulo Rogerio",
volume="55",
number="10",
pages="917-925",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The severity of non-fatal work-related injuries has seldom been examined among young workers. We estimated the extent and distribution of workdays lost due to non-fatal work injuries using compensation data. METHODS: Data are from the Brazilian Institute of Social Insurance, for 2006. The study population is comprised of all insured workers of age 16-24. Descriptive statistics reflect workdays lost due to health-related disability, according to sex, age group, wage, and trade. RESULTS: Out of 4.8 million insured workers ages 16-24 years, we estimated 1,282,940 workdays lost. We observed a larger number of median workdays lost among males age 20-24 in retail and service trades (83 days) and among 16-19-year-old females in the agriculture/fish/forestry/cattle (142 days). CONCLUSIONS: Young workers experience a heavy burden of work-related injuries. Disability workdays may compromise school attendance and performance. Other potential impacts affect productivity and social insurance costs. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22099",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22099"
}