Factors associated with use of personal protective equipment by healthcare professionals who suffered accidents with biological materials in the State of Maranhao/ Fatores associados ao uso de equipamentos de protecao individual por profissionais de saude acidentados com material biologico no Estado do Maranhao

• Published in: Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho 2017-12, Vol.15 (4), p.340
• Main Authors: Correa, Luciana Barroso Dias, Gomes, Samea Cristina Santos, Ferreira, Thais Furtado, de Jesus Mendes Caldas, Arlene
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• ISSN: 1679-4435
• DOI: 10.5327/Z1679443520170089

Background: Health professionals are at high risk for work accidents; within this context, personal protective equipment (PPE) acts as a barrier and affords protection in any situation of potential exposure to biological materials. Objective: To analyze associated factors and determine the frequency of adherence to use of PPE by health professionals who suffered occupational needle stick injuries in the State of Maranhao. Methods: An epidemiological, cross-sectional, analytical study based on secondary data from the Information System on Notifying Diseases (SINAN) was performed with health professionals who suffered needle stick injuries from 2010 to 2015. Unadjusted analysis was performed first, and hierarchical adjusted analysis in a second stage, with adherence to use of PPE as response variable. Only variables with p < 0.05 were considered to exhibit association with the response variable. Results: The frequency of use of PPE was 41%; at the end of hierarchical analysis, not using PPE remained associated with: having 12 or less years schooling; working in the capital/metropolitan region; and percutaneous exposure to blood by means of needles or improper disposal of sharps. Conclusion: The frequency of adherence to PPE was relatively low among health professionals who suffered accidents in the State of Maranhao. Twelve years or less of schooling, not using PPE and improper disposal of sharps might contribute to the occurrence of occupational accidents at health institutions. Keywords | accidents, occupational; personal protective equipment; exposure to biological agents. Contexto: Os profissionais da area de saude estao expostos ao risco de acidentes de trabalho; por isso, equipamentos de protecao individual (EPIs) atuam como barreira e promovem protecao sempre que haja possibilidade de exposicao ao material biologico. Objetivo: Analisar os fatores associados e determinar a frequencia de adesao ao uso de EPI por profissionais de saude que sofreram acidentes ocupacionais com material biologico no Estado do Maranhao. Metodos: Realizou-se um estudo epidemiologico, transversal, tipo analitico baseado em dados secundarios do Sistema de Informacao de Agravos de Notificacao (SINAN) entre os profissionais de saude acidentados com material biologico no periodo de 2010 a 2015. Primeiramente, foi realizada a analise nao ajustada; na segunda fase, foi adotada a analise ajustada do tipo hierarquizada, tendo como variavel resposta a adesao ao uso de EPI. Foram consid