title: [Work in the prison system: a study of correctional officers in Greater Metropolitan Salvador, Brazil].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador, Secretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, 40110-050, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rita de Cássia Pereira
authors.initials: Rde C
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Annibal Muniz
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Silvany Neto
authors.forename: Gildélia de Miranda
authors.initials: Gde M
authors.lastname: Sena
authors.forename: Alexandre dos Santos
authors.initials: Ados S
authors.lastname: Leal
authors.forename: Carina Amorim Pouillard
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.forename: Fernanda Pita Mendes da
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: 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
vernacular_title: Trabalho e cárcere: um estudo com agentes penitenciários da Região Metropolitana de Salvador, Brasil.