Work Environment and Health Status of the Nurses in Social Security (ESSALUD), Army and Private Hospitals in Lima - 1996

• Autor: Loli Ponce, Amalia
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2000
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/4335
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/4335
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Work Enviroment; Working Conditions; Collective Safety Measures; Ambiente de Trabajo; Condiciones de Trabajo; Medidas de Protección Colectiva

OBJECTIVES: To know and compare the main characteristics of work environment (WE) and health status (HS) through nurses opinions in the three classes of health care centers (HCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional study. 3259 nurses frorri social security, private entities and army hospitals were selected randomly and interviewed. RESULTS: Laboral regimens of nurses working at army hospitals or social security, consist of about 30 to 40 hours/week in which they had 2 - 3 days off, while in clinics, they work about 40 to 48 hours with just one day off per week. Average incomes are slightly greater in social security and private clinics. The most frequent occupational exposure related diseases were pulmonary TB 12,9% and Hepatitis B 6,2%. Low back pain and lower limbs varices were the commonest incorrect - posture - related complaints and were referred by nurses from all HCC. Work - related accidents were needle stick injuries (more reported in clinics: 82,8%) and sprains due to stumbles (more reported among social security nurses: 26,4%). CONCLUSIONS: WEs are significantly different among the HCC evaluated, whereas nurses HS were similar.