Abstract

GONZALEZ SANCHEZ, Jesús. Characteristics of the groups of workers exposed to occupational carcinogenprotected by prevention services. Rev Asoc Esp Espec Med Trab [online]. 2015, vol.24, n.3, pp.100-107. ISSN 3020-1160.

Introduction: Most recent studies of occupational cancer, focus primarily on estimates of exposure to carcinogens at work, and analyze the most common types of work-related tumors, but in reality, there are few studies on the description and analysis of the features that integrate different groups of workers exposed to occupational carcinogens. Objective: Identify certain characteristics belonging of profiles of workers in relation to their exposure to carcinogens in a Spanish working population. Material and Methods: An observational descriptive epidemiological study was conducted. A total of 835 participants were selected of 42,367 workers, belonging to any of the Occupational Services Prevention of Salamanca. The sample selection was by stratified random sampling and the variables collected through questionnaire. A segmentation analysis was conducted using the CHAID algorithm, for different groups of workers. Results: The presence of nighttime in the workday was higher in unexposed workers than in the exposed, 24.6% vs 13.0% p <0.001)). Analyzing the interaction, 74.4% of workers who made use of the mask were exposed. Conclusion: Exposure to carcinogens is higher in the group of workers who report using the mask, not work at night and work in the agriculture, industry and services. Eight profiles of workers were identified, using exposure or not to occupational carcinogens.

Keywords : occupational carcinogen; risk factors; occupational prevention health services; safety equipment.

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