Perfil socioeconômico, laboral e de saúde de trabalhadores de restaurante hospitalar

Abstract

The objective was to establish the socioeconomic, labor and health profile of workers in an institutional hospital restaurant in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing socio-demographic, anthropometric, lifestyle, chronic non-communicable diseases, occupational and psychosocial variables. There were 44 workers, of whom 84.8% were women with a mean age of 36.6 years (± 10.8). Almost all worked for less than five years in the institution and 70.5% were on-duty. Two thirds of workers hadmore than nine years of schooling and 54.5% had family incomes of up to three minimum wages. Risk factors such assmoking, alcoholism and sedentary lifestyle were present in a third of the participants. Hypertension was prevalent in 22.7% and overweight in 59.5%. Physical wasting wasreported by 86.4% and psychological loss by 59.0% of food handlers. Despite this, 95.4% and 90.9% of the participants reported satisfaction and motivation with the work, respectively. The high prevalence of overweight and sedentary lifestyle signals theneed for health surveillancein the workplace, actions to promote healthy eating practices and physical activity.