Suchergebnisse

Objective: To know the perceptions of family members of children with neoplasia who work as rural workers
about the disease process and the implications of the use of pesticides. Method: Data were collected through
structured interviews guided by a sociodemographic form and semi-structured interviews during the months
of October 2014 to January 2015. Transcripts results were analyzed based on the proposed framework for
thematic analysis. Results: The results emerged from two thematic categories entitled Perceptions of family
outside the child's disease process and Perceptions of family against the use of pesticides. Conclusion: It is
believed that the inclusion of the discussion on the issue of pesticides in rural activity allows new perspectives,
aiming to minimize the environmental crisis, the disease process and expand the understanding of the healthdisease
process as a result also of integration human beings and the environment.

Objective: To describe the socioeconomic profile of rural workers with cancer hospitalized at a university hospital. Methods: descriptive study with quantitative approach, performed from August 2013 to January 2014, through search in the records and active search for patients that were within the inclusion criteria. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: we interviewed 59 rural workers, coming from different hinterland municipalities, and worked with different types of crops. A large proportion of respondents reported that they used pesticides, not using PPE. The predominant type of cancer found were the neoplasms of the digestive system. Conclusions: the use of pesticides is a reality for the workers investigated, leading to the exposure to occupational hazards. Health workers need to implement healthcare strategies for those workers, in order to assist in minimizing the risks of the occupational exposure to the pesticides.

Objective: To identify the medical waste production rates (kg.bed-1.day-1) for the waste groups A, B, D (including recyclables) and E, and to verify seasonal influence in the generation of waste. Methods: Data were collected by weighing the waste, during seven consecutive days for four weeks, with each week corresponding to a season. Results: The waste production rate presented the following values in kg.bed-1.day-1 for each group: A: 0.831, B: 0.088, D: 2,607, D-Recyclable: 0.525 and E: 0.102. Based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA) test, it was not found evidence that seasonality influences with the generation of the waste. Conclusion: Hospitals with similar numbers of beds have divergent values for the waste production rates, therefore it was not possible to use a reference rate for comparison with other hospitals. Finally, the ANOVA test did not found evidence that seasonality influences the generation of the waste.