[Work in the prison system: a study of correctional officers in Greater Metropolitan Salvador, Brazil].
A cross-sectional study was conducted to identify possible associations between working conditions and health among correctional officers in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The study used a stratified proportional random sample of 311 individuals who answered a non-identifiable self-applied questionnaire. The following results were obtained by logistic regression: (a) psychologically inadequate workplace, insufficient basic work conditions, no leisure time, lack of sports practice, >/=nine years working in the prison system, excessive work hours, >/=48 hours work/week, and inadequate organizational conditions at work were associated with minor psychological disorders; (b) lack of specific training, female gender, >/=48 hours work/week, psychologically inadequate workplace, no leisure time, and lack of sports practice were associated with persistent stress, (c) age >/=45 years, >/=nine years working in the prison system, excessive work hours, lack of sports practice, inadequate basic and organizational work conditions, and minor psychological disorders were associated with health complaints.
Fernandes
Rita de Cássia Pereira
Rde C
Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40110-050, Brasil.
Silvany Neto
Annibal Muniz
AM
Sena
Gildélia de Miranda
Gde M
Leal
Alexandre dos Santos
Ados S
Carneiro
Carina Amorim Pouillard
CA
Costa
Fernanda Pita Mendes da
FP
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011330:Prisons; D012307:Risk Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload; D017132:Workplace
Trabalho e cárcere: um estudo com agentes penitenciários da Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Brasil.