Primary care health professionals' perception and knowledge on notification of noise-induced hearing loss in Curitiba - Paraná.
OBJECTIVE
The article aims to analyze the perception and knowledge of health professionals working in primary health care networks in the Municipality of Curitiba - Paraná, regarding the compulsory notification of Induced Hearing Loss Noise (NIHL) in the National Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN).


METHODS
We performed a transversal cohort study in Curitiba, analyzing perception and knowledge of health professionals working in the primary health care networks in the Municipality of Curitiba, regarding the compulsory notification of NIHL in SINAN, from 2007 to 2014, featuring the reported cases and exploring the situational analysis of the NIHL notification, through a questionnaire and a structured news conference.


RESULTS
The primary care professionals' survey showed that 50% were doctors and the predominant age group was 26-30 years, with 56.2% reported as being able to identify health problems related to work, but only 43.7% feel able to identify cases of NIHL.


CONCLUSIONS
It was found that health professionals know the features and feel able to identify cases of NIHL, but still do not report suspected NIHL cases and do not consider occupational health an institutionalized program that is part of the service.
Vigilância Epidemiológica, Centro de Referência em Saúde do Trabalhador - CEREST - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
Hugo Carlos
HC
Pedroso
Universidade Tuiuti do Paraná - Curitiba (PR), Brasil.
Cláudia Giglio de Oliveira
CG
Gonçalves
D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D018563:Disease Notification; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000145:classification; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009623:Noise, Occupational; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010465:Perception; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population