Condições de trabalho e saúde mental na população masculina de um município no Curimataú Paraibano.

Abstract

To investigate the impact of working conditions and behavioral habits on the mental health of informal working men in the municipality of Curimataú paraibano. Method: This is a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with marketers from the city of Cuité / PB from August to October 2019. Two questionnaires were used for data collection, and the data were processed by statistical analysis techniques in the SPSS (Software Program Statistics), later analyzed by the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. The variables were analyzed using the analysis of variance test (ANOVA test). Results: The data shown on the sociodemographic variables studied, only “Religion”, show the statistically significant relationships and the expressed workers do not hear the sense of a positive predictor for issues related to general health and psychological well-being. Discussion: Since informality is understood when the worker has no employment relationship with any company, it is inserted in a precarious work context and at risk of developing disorders and its overall health affected increases, and may progress with mental disorders. Conclusion: It is verified, therefore, that a frailty not arranged at work is capable of negatively influencing the physical and mental health of these workers, and despite the problems of the marketers shown are satisfied with their work activity.