Prevalencia de enfermedades en los trabajadores de barrido y limpieza de calles (EMAC-EP), Cuenca 2017

Abstract

Background: According to World Health Organization, there are major worldwide deficiencies in the approach to issues associated with "workers’ health and their exposure to occupational risk. Just a small part of the workforce currently has access to health services "(1). Public sanitation workers of Cuenca city are exposed, by the very nature of their work, to conditions that create problems for their health among which can be mentioned: environmental conditions, exposure to viral, bacterial and allergen agents and others that will cause diseases.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of diseases in public sanitation workers of EMAC-EP, Cuenca, 2017.

Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive, cross - sectional study was conducted with a 235 workers population who were in charge of street sweeping. A sample size consisted of 68 people from this population. In order to obtain the required information, the author developed and applied a survey. Data tabulation was made using IBM SPSS Statistics software and Microsoft Excel 2010, which was used to present graphics and frequencies/ percentages tables.

Results: The prevalence rate of diseases in 68 workers were: respiratory diseases: 1.19 musculoskeletal diseases: 1.14 psycho-emotional diseases: 0.67 dermatological diseases: 0.57 and infectious diseases: 0.27