Violence against metropolitan bus drivers and fare collectors in Brazil

Revista de Saúde Pública

Ada Ávila Assunção¹  Adriane Mesquita De Medeiros¹ 

关键词: Transportation Manpower;    Violence;    Working Conditions;    Occupational Health;    Metropolitan Zones;    Transportes;    recursos humanos;    Violência;    Condições de Trabalho;    Saúde do Trabalhador;    Zonas Metropolitanas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-8910.2015049005380

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To analyze the correlation between sociodemographic factors and working conditions of bus workers in a metropolitan area and violence against them.METHODS This cross-sectional study used a nonprobabilistic sample estimated according to the number of workers employed in bus companies located in three cities in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region in 2012 (N = 17,470). Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a digital questionnaire. The factors associated with violence were analyzed in two stages using Poisson regression, according to each level. The magnitude of the association was evaluated using prevalence ratios with robust variance and a statistical significance of 5%, and 95% confidence intervals were obtained.RESULTS The study sample comprised 782 drivers and 691 fare collectors; 45.0% participants reported at least one act of violence in the workplace in the last 12 months, with passengers being predominantly responsible. The age of the bus workers was inversely associated with violence. Chronic diseases, sickness absenteeism, and working conditions were also associated with violence.CONCLUSIONS The findings on the correlation between violence and working conditions are essential for implementing prevention strategies by transportation service managers.

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