Banca de DEFESA: ROBERTA MACHADO ALVES

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ROBERTA MACHADO ALVES
DATE: 16/07/2021
TIME: 08:30
LOCAL: REMOTO
TITLE:

COMMON MENTAL DISORDER AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL AMONG FARMERS IN CAICÓ-RN

KEY WORDS:

Mental disorders, Alcohol abuse, Mental health, Farmers, Rural population

PAGES: 64
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
SUMMARY:

With regard to farmers and rural populations, the difficulty in accessing health services and the higher cost of psychiatric treatments contribute to the neglect of some care related to mental health. In addition, stressful characteristics of the work environment, such as long distances, isolation, difficulty in developing other work activities, economic decline, irregular income and exposure to pesticides reflect on the development of disorders. We sought to identify the prevalence and factors associated with Common Mental Disorder and alcohol abuse among farmers living in a medium-sized municipality in northeastern Brazil, during 2019 and 2020. Trained interviewers applied the standardized questionnaire to 450 participants. Sociodemographic, health, income and work characteristics were investigated. Screening for Common Mental Disorder (CMD) was carried out using the SRQ-20 questionnaire (Self-Reporting Questionaire, with a cutoff point ≥7 for women and ≥5 for men. the use of the CAGE questionnaire (Cut down, Annoyed by criticism, Guilty and Eye-opener), with the cutoff point ≥ 2. Poisson Regression with robust estimation was applied to verify the prevalence ratios (PR) in the bivariate and multivariate analysis. The prevalence of CMD among farmers was 55.1% (95%CI 50.4-59.6.) The variables that remained significant and associated with CMD were: being male (PR=1.7), having over 60 years old (PR=0.5), having poor or very poor self-rated health (PR=1.4), having undergone previous treatment for mental health (PR=1.2), having abused alcohol (PR =1.2) and having had loss of production (PR=1.3). The prevalence of alcohol abuse among farmers was 32% (95%CI 27.8- 36.4). Factors such as being male, having a diagnosis of mental disorder in the family, being a smoker and using drugs were associated with a higher prevalence of the outcome. Being 60 years old or more was associated with a lower prevalence of alcohol abuse. These results indicate the need for social support to this group of workers in the context of occupational health and point out that both CMD and alcohol abuse are associated with individual factors and the context of life and work of farmers, which demonstrates the importance social, economic and health services support to this group of workers.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2305247 - ISABELLE RIBEIRO BARBOSA MIRABAL
Externo ao Programa - 1674532 - DIMITRI TAURINO GUEDES
Externa à Instituição - JULIANE DE OLIVEIRA COSTA LIMA