2012
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102012000600015
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Prevalência de lesões labiais em trabalhadores de praia e fatores associados

Abstract: OBJECTIVE:To assess the prevalence and factors associated with orolabial lesions caused by sun exposure in beach workers. METHODS:Cross-sectional study with 362 beach workers from fi ve urban beaches in the city of Natal, northeastern Brazil, from August to December 2010. All subjects completed a validated questionnaire to collect personal, occupational, and health-related information and underwent an orolabial clinical examination by trained examiners. Potential associations between sociodemographic, occupati… Show more

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“…These data were the same found in the research conducted with beach workers, in which 85.4% frequently worked exposed to the sun but 61.3% did not use sunscreen. 25…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These data were the same found in the research conducted with beach workers, in which 85.4% frequently worked exposed to the sun but 61.3% did not use sunscreen. 25…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The sample design was based on the dissertation "Prevalence and factors associated with lip and perioral lesions resulting from sun exposure in beach workers". 13 Given the non-existence of reliable estimates of the number of people actually working the city beaches, we conducted a pilot study of 120 randomly selected workers. In view of the prevalence noted in the pilot study of cold sores (36.6%), and considering a margin of error of 15% and a nonresponse rate of 20%, we estimated a total sample of 355 individuals.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Apesar de o sol ser essencial para a sobrevivência humana, a exposição solar constante e por longos pe-ríodos está fortemente associada ao desenvolvimento de lesões cutâneas e labiais com alto potencial de transformação maligna 1,2 . Os efeitos fotoquímicos da radiação solar sobre os tecidos são oriundos, especialmente, das radiações ultravioletas A (UVA) e B (UVB).…”
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