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0037/2022 - WORK CONTEXT AND HUMAN COST AT WORK FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
CONTEXTO DE TRABALHO E CUSTO HUMANO NO TRABALHO PARA AGENTES COMUNITÁRIOS DE SAÚDE

Author:

• Clara Cynthia Melo e Lima - Melo e Lima, C.C - <claracynthia@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0192-3339

Co-author(s):

• Tatiana Fróes Fernandes - Fernandes, T.F - <tatiana.fernandes@unimontes.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9178-5613
• Antônio Prates Caldeira - Caldeira, A.P - <antonio.caldeira@unimontes.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9990-9083


Abstract:

This study aimed to evaluate the work context and the human cost at work among Community Health Workers (CHW). This is a cross-sectional, census study, using a socioeconomic questionnaire, the Work Context Assessment Scale (WCAS) and the Human Cost at Work Scale (HCWS), which make up the Inventory of Work and Illness Risk (IWIR). Descriptive analyzes of means of factor scores were performed and comparison of means between items and sociodemographic characteristics of the group, through Mann-Whitney e Kruskal-Wallis’s tests and 5% significance level. 675 CHW participated in the study. All factors related to working conditions and human cost at work presented a moderate / critical evaluation. Age, service time and employment bond were variables associated with all factors of WCAS, while for HCWS, only service time was associated with all factors. More negative assessments of the work context and the human cost at work were more evident among CHW with longer experience. The results highlight the need to improve working conditions and professional relationships related to CHW.

Keywords:

community health workers, occupational health, primary health care.

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Melo e Lima, C.C, Fernandes, T.F, Caldeira, A.P. WORK CONTEXT AND HUMAN COST AT WORK FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2022/Mar). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/work-context-and-human-cost-at-work-for-community-health-workers/18293?id=18293



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