TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Self-reported occupational accidents among Brazil's adult population based on data from the 2013 National Health Survey
JO  - Ciencia e Saude Coletiva
A1  - Malta, Deborah Carvalho
A1  - Stopa, Sheila Rizzato
A1  - Silva, Marta Maria Alves da
A1  - Szwarcwald, Célia Landmann
A1  - Franco, Marco da Silveira
A1  - Santos, Flavia Vinhaes
A1  - Machado, Elaine Leandro
A1  - Gómez, Carlos Minayo
SP  - 169
EP  - 178
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE:: to provide an overview of occupational accidents among Brazil's adult population. <br><br>METHODS:: descriptive study using data from the 2013 National Health Survey. <br><br>RESULTS:: A total of 4.9 million workers mentioned having suffered some kind of work-related accident, which is equivalent to 3.4% (CI95% 4.6-5.6) of Brazil's adult population. Prevalence rates were higher among men, young adults aged between 18 and 39 years, and black people and in the North Region of the country. Prevalence was highest in the State of Para and lowest in the State of Rio de Janeiro State. Around one third of all accidents were commuting accidents, 50.4% (CI95% 45.3-55.5) of people who had suffered an occupational accident were prevented from carrying out some kind of routine activity due to the accident, 8.8% (CI95% 6.4-11.2) were hospitalized and 19% (CI95% 15.3-22.7) had sequelae resulting from occupational accidents. <br><br>CONCLUSION:: the data provided by the National Health Survey comprises an unprecedented and invaluable source of information on these issues in Brazil. The results of the survey confirm that occupational accidents are underreported, since official figures do not cover individuals working in the informal sector.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1413-8123
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1413-81232017221.17862015
ID  - ref1
ER  -