Health profile of university agents from a public education institution
International Journal of Development Research
Health profile of university agents from a public education institution
Received 08th January, 2019; Received in revised form 18th February, 2019; Accepted 09th March, 2019; Published online 30th April, 2019
Copyright © 2019, Geiza Rafaela Bobato et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To know the health profile of workers from a brazilian higher education institution (HEI). Method: Cross-sectional, quantitative, exploratory descriptive study, conducted with 615 servers from the brazilian HEI. The data collection includes the application of a structured questionnaire containing sociodemographic and labor characteristics, self-perceptions in health, previous diagnoses, and lifestyle. Data were analyzed descriptively. Results: Prevalence of women (53%), married (59%), complete high school (38%) and over 40 years (28%). The diseases that most affected the workers were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression. Most use continuous medication (57%) and do not perform any type of physical activity (53%). Still, 14% are smokers, with low dependence, mostly and 45% reported drinking alcohol. Conclusion: It is important to target the investigated servers to individual and collective health care programs, advocating prevention to reduce future comorbidities, as well as to qualify their work process.
