title: Self-reported occupational accidents among Brazil's adult population based on data from the 2013 National Health Survey.
abstract: to provide an overview of occupational accidents among Brazil's adult population.
  descriptive study using data from the 2013 National Health Survey.
  A total of 4.9 million workers mentioned having suffered some kind of work-related accident, which is equivalent to 3.4% (CI95% 4.6-5.6) of Brazil's adult population. Prevalence rates were higher among men, young adults aged between 18 and 39 years, and black people and in the North Region of the country. Prevalence was highest in the State of Para and lowest in the State of Rio de Janeiro State. Around one third of all accidents were commuting accidents, 50.4% (CI95% 45.3-55.5) of people who had suffered an occupational accident were prevented from carrying out some kind of routine activity due to the accident, 8.8% (CI95% 6.4-11.2) were hospitalized and 19% (CI95% 15.3-22.7) had sequelae resulting from occupational accidents.
  the data provided by the National Health Survey comprises an unprecedented and invaluable source of information on these issues in Brazil. The results of the survey confirm that occupational accidents are underreported, since official figures do not cover individuals working in the informal sector.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Av. Alfredo Balena 190, Santa Efigênia. 30130-100 Belo Horizonte MG Brasil.
authors.forename: Deborah Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Malta
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Epidemiologia. Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo SP Brasil.
authors.forename: Sheila Rizzato
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Stopa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Goiás. Goiânia GO Brasil.
authors.forename: Marta Maria Alves da
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Célia Landmann
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Szwarcwald
authors.affiliation: Secretaria de Vigilância e Promoção da Saúde, Ministério da Saúde. Brasília DF Brasil.
authors.forename: Marco da Silveira
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.affiliation: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Flavia Vinhaes
authors.initials: FV
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto. MG Brasil.
authors.forename: Elaine Leandro
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro RJ Brasil.
authors.forename: Carlos Minayo
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gómez
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D057566:Self Report; D017678:Sex Distribution; D055815:Young Adult