Abstract
Objective
To analyze work-related health damage of vaccination room nursing professionals.
Methods
Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in 39 vaccination rooms in a Primary Health Care Unit in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The study included 171 nursing workers who answered questions for sociodemographic and labor characterization and the Work-Related Damage Assessment Scale. Descriptive statistical analyzes were performed and the chi-square test associated the illness and the researched variables.
Results
Psychological and social damage received bearable assessment, while physical received critical assessment. The items back and leg pain received the highest means and were considered severe, suggesting the presence of occupational damage. A significant association between psychological damage and the in-service training variable was evidenced. Illness prevailed for physical damage, followed by psychological damage.
Conclusion
The work performed by the nursing teams working in the vaccination rooms surveyed can cause damage to the health of this worker.
Damage assessment; Occupational health; Primary health care; Health personnel