Processo de esterilização e uso de equipamentos de proteção individual entre manicures.

Abstract

The act of beautifying the nails is an increasingly common procedure among Brazilian women and around the world. However, in this intense appreciation of aesthetics, the health risks present in the practices of care are not considered true, being essential a provision of safe service, free of risks and health problems by this class of professionals. Objectives: To verify the sterilization methods used by manicures and the use of personal protective equipment in the prevention of injuries; To know the biosafety dynamics adopted by manicures and pedicures; Identify the effectiveness of the cleaning, sterilization and conditioning of the instruments of the manicures and pedicures; Evaluate the level of knowledge of manicures regarding the risks caused by the lack of use of Personal Protection Equipment and sterilization of materials. Methodology: This research is of the descriptive type with quantitative approach, taking as a scenario the municipality of Nova Floresta. Professionals under the age of 16, with a trial period of less than one year or who refused to participate in the survey, were excluded. The data were stored and analyzed using SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences). Results: Of the total, 22 questionnaires were applied to professionals who work in the services of nail embellishment. A predominance of females 100% was observed. The mean age was 29.5 years. Regarding marital status, 50.0% of the professionals were single and 45.5% were married and had a stable relationship. When questioned about the use of PPE, only 45.5% say they make use of some type of personal protective equipment. Analyzed the professionals that perform some method of sterilization, 81.8% report using some procedure to sterilize their instruments.Emphasizing the emissios 72.7% as the most used equipment in the process of sterilization by manicures. Conclusion: Despite the limitations, the objectives were achieved, and new research is needed to broaden the view of managers and health professionals about the occupational hazards that manicures and clients are exposed to.