InVet. 2018, 20 (1-2): 249-256 Riesgos ocupacionales ISSN 1514-6634...
The aims of this study were to estimate the frequency of accidents and zoonoses, the use of personal protective equipment and its associated factors in bovine and equine practitioners. A crosssectional study was carried out by means of personal interviews with a structured questionnaire in Mendoza,...
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Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias.
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | http://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=pveterinaria/invet&cl=CL1&d=HWA_3638 https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/collect/pveterinaria/invet/index/assoc/HWA_3638.dir/3638.PDF |
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| Sumario: | The aims of this study were to estimate the frequency of accidents and zoonoses, the use of personal protective equipment and its associated factors in bovine and equine practitioners. A crosssectional study was carried out by means of personal interviews with a structured questionnaire in Mendoza, Argentina. Practitioners were selected by simple random sampling (n= 78). Statistical analysis included Pearson correlation coefficient, Student´s t test, analyses of variance and Fisher exact test. The majority of practitioners (98.7%) had suffered occupational accidents, being the most frequent physical exertion and contact with sharp objects. Lesion type and location were not associated with practitione ´s sex, age nor animal species. Many (51.3%) had worked while injured and 74.4% self-medicated. Zoonoses affected 11.5% of interviewees. Gloves were the most frequent element used for protection. Age was lower among practitioners who always wore protective elements in medical activitiesthan among practitioners who wore them sometimes or never. The opposite were found in relation to protective elements in non-specific activities (P< 0.05). The remaining factors were no significantly associated. Veterinarians? occupational safety could be improved by enhancing awareness on new generations of professionals. |
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