Risk Communication Concerning Welding Fumes for the Primary Preventive Care of Welding Apprentices in Southern Brazil

Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz, Clarice Alves Bonow and Joana Cezar Vaz
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Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz: School of Nursing, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS 96203-900, Brazil
Clarice Alves Bonow: Graduate Program on Nursing, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS 97500-970, Brazil
Joana Cezar Vaz: School of Chemistry and Food, Federal University of Rio Grande, RS 96202-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-17

Abstract: This study’s aim was to assess the perceptions of welding apprentices concerning welding fumes being associated with respiratory and cardiovascular disorders and assess the implementation of risk communication as a primary prevention tool in the welding training process. This quasi-experimental, non-randomized study with before-and-after design was conducted with 84 welding apprentices in Southern Brazil. Poisson Regression analysis was used. Relative Risk was the measure used with a 95% confidence interval and 5% ( p ? 0.05) significance level. Significant association was found between perceptions of worsened symptoms of respiratory disorders caused by welding fumes and educational level ( p = 0.049), the use of goggles to protect against ultraviolet rays ( p = 0.023), and access to services in private health facilities without insurance coverage ( p = 0.001). Apprentices younger than 25 years old were 4.9 times more likely to perceive worsened cardiovascular symptoms caused by welding fumes after risk communication (RR = 4.91; CI 95%: 1.09 to 22.2). The conclusion is that risk communication as a primary preventive measure in continuing education processes implemented among apprentices, who are future welders, was efficacious. Thus, this study confirms that risk communication can be implemented as a primary prevention tool in welding apprenticeships.

Keywords: risk communication; welding trainees; primary prevention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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