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PREVALENCIA DE LOS FACTORES DE RIESGOS PSICOSOCIALES EN LOS TRABAJADORES DE UN HOSPITAL.
(2022) Castillo Riascos, Geovany Andres; Ojeda Luzuriaga, Johanna Katiusca
The Ecuadorian health system does not evidence relevant information about the psychosocial risk factors of health workers in Hospitals. The objective of the study is to determine the prevalence of psychosocial risk factors in hospital workers. A descriptive cross-sectional study was applied, where the "Questionnaire for the Diagnosis of Psychosocial Risks of Ecuadorian Companies" was used as a primary tool for the evaluation and diagnosis process of 70 workers. In the results, it is possible to identify that the following dimensions are found with the highest psychosocial risk score: Working Conditions; Double Presence (Work-Family); Discriminatory Harassment; Margin of Action and Control; Workplace Harassment. The overall result shows a direct causal relationship between worker and risk factor. For future studies, it is suggested to be applied other types of more specific measurement instruments with the idea of obtaining a more precise vision of psychosocial risk by dimension. Hospital workers are exposed to different psychosocial risk factors and it is necessary to include a monitoring and training program for staff to avoid negative consequences on collective health.
COMPORTAMIENTO DEL AUSENTISMO DE LOS TRABAJADORES DE UNA EMPRESA DE ALIMENTOS LÁCTEOS. GUAYAQUIL-ECUADOR 2010-2018 (ESTUDIO CATEAL 2010-2018)
(2019-01-13) Villamar Triviño, Rómulo Andrés.; Herrera Vinelli, Irene Pamela.
Medical absenteeism according to several studies is fundamental variable in the productivity of a company. It has been possible to demonstrate the impact of occupational medical absenteeism on the Gross Domestic Product in several countries, being a state marker for the productivity of the company. Objectives: Analyze the behavior of occupational medical absenteeism in the productivity of the dairy food company of Guayaquil - Ecuador during the years 2010 to 2018. Methodology: The study was carried out through retrospective comparative tables to establish an analysis in which have as main variables the data such as year, type of absenteeism and costs. Results: Within the results, the year with the highest frequency of absenteeism was established, in addition to the diagnoses and costs for the lost days established for the company. Conclusion: The costs of absenteeism are high due to a high annual frequency of absenteeism which are mostly due to a non-medical nature, followed by those of a general medical nature that is not related to work; important variables to be measures controlled and regulated by the company.
DETERMINACIÓN DE RIESGOS DE ACCIDENTES MAYORES A TRAVÉS DEL ANÁLISIS DE PELIGROS Y OPERATIVIDAD (HAZOP) EN EL ÁREA DE DESTILACIÓN DE UNA PLANTA DE ALCOHOL
(2019-02-13) Vargas Cerdan, Carlos Manual.; Saá Loor, José Luis
Alcohol distillation plants handle volatile and flammable products; therefore, there is a high risk of fire and / or explosion that can cause serious accidents of material and occupational type. Through the use of the Hazop methodology, operational risks within the plant can be identified, highlighting the resulting labor, economic and social benefits. A multidisciplinary work team is formed with experience in the production of alcohol and the distillation area is divided into 6 nodes to apply the guide words to the parameters of the process, which lead us to identify possible accident scenarios, evaluate the risks and recommend actions to reduce the existing level of risk. Of the deviations of the process parameters in the distillation area, 55% corresponds to fire and / or explosion hazards, which result in 36 recommendations. It was determined that there are no urgent risks and, in spite of the existing safeguards, there are 8 high risks, which with the application of the recommendations may reduce their level of risk. In case of explosion, the Dow index indicates that the radius of affectation is 27 meters which would cause a loss of 50% of the value of the factory with a stop of 72 days for replacement of machinery. This research work can also be applied to other industrial plants with similar activities and processe
DIAGNÓSTICO DEL ESTRÉS LABORAL EN UNA INDUSTRIA DE PRODUCCIÓN DE CAFÉ SOLUBLE EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
(2019-03-13) Urgiles Abad, Jazmín Eulalia.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
In Ecuador since June 2017 the Ministry of labor issued the eradication of discrimination in the workplace in its article 9 states the obligation to implement a psychosocial risk prevention program. In the city of Guayaquil, no statistics are known about the diagnosis of work stress in public or private production companies. The objective of this study is to diagnose the level of work stress in a coffee production company in the period from January 2018 to 2019. It is a cross – sectional descriptive study based on the Karasek questionnaire made to a sample of 125 people. The statistics were grouped into variants demographic sex- age and other. This study showed a high level of stress in certain areas as well as two-dimensional correlation of the analysis demand and social support which will work as a starting point to create mechanisms of action that reduces work stress.
DETERMINACIÓN DE LAS MEDIDAS DE PREVENCIÓN Y CONTROL IDÓNEAS PARA EXPLOSIONES DE POLVO, DURANTE LA ELABORACIÓN DE CERVEZA EN DOS PLANTAS UBICADAS EN LA REGIÓN OCCIDENTAL Y CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA.
(2019-01-13) Sánchez Aguas, David Francisco.; Cajias Vasco, Paúl Enrique.
This research aims to determine the measures of prevention and control suitable for dust explosions, during brewing in two plants located in the western and central region of Venezuela. It hopes to share awareness of the risk involved in not taking precautionary or control measures in order to avoid damaging events. The NFPA 61 questionnaire "Standard for the Prevention of Fires and Dust Explosions in Agricultural and Food Processing Facilities" was used to collect information on 14 criteria in both plants. This is the standard questionnaire for the evaluation of risks in type of industries. In both plants, similarities were found in most of the criteria. In addition, non-conformities were found in 10 of the 14 criteria, which means that they must intervene immediately in both plants, in order to apply prevention and control measures that minimize the risk of dust explosions. A similar pattern was found in both plants. More than 70% of the criteria evaluated represented dust explosion risks.
FACTORES DE RIESGO PSICOSOCIAL: RESULTADOS DE LA APLICACIÓN DE UN INSTRUMENTO EN CONDUCTORES DE BUSES; SERVICIO DE TRANSPORTE PÚBLICO URBANOS EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR.
(2019-01-13) Silva Fernández, José Cristóbal.; Romero Di Lorenzo, Cinthia Vanessa; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
The purpose of the academic document is to describe the psychosocial characteristics by delivering the results of the application of the twenty dimensions of the QoPsoQ-ISTAS21 instrument to the drivers working in the public transport operators in the area north of the city of Guayaquil. This instrument was submitted to a trial of experts professional, conducted cultural analysis and validity of content, (Kendall's W > 0.74), a result that presents and significant agreement in the category "High level", is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 150 drivers, this group of workers participate voluntarily after coordinating work with the occupational health and safety management team. The result of the academic study has shown at least five dimensions with a high-risk level, exhibits that are less favorable to health of the drivers, from the perception of the driver the authors recognize that the psychosocial risk has different origins. This Academic contribution is a comparable study conducted to drivers and will serve to make the technicians along with the working groups perform designs of Interventions in order to solve the conflicts of perception of the drivers towards position and protection of their integrity.
RELACIÓN ENTRE LAS POSTURAS ADAPTADAS EN EL PUESTO DE TRABAJO Y LA SINTOMATOLOGÍA MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA EN CONDUCTORES DEL SECTOR DEL TRANSPORTE MASIVO URBANO EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL
(2019-01-13) Ramos Remache, Vania Alexandra.; Aguirre Morocho, Jessica Alexandra.; Jara Díaz, Jorge Oswaldo.
The present study relates the anthropometric profile, postures adopted in workplace and the musculoskeletal symptoms in drivers of the urban mass transport sector of the city of Guayaquil, in the period between 2016 and 2018. The research design is of a correlational, transversal type with a mixed approach. The total population is 195 drivers, between 30 to 65 years old. The Nordic standardized questionnaire was used, the REBA method was applied, the anthropometric profile was raised, the body mass index (BMI) was obtained. The results indicate that 46.15% of the population have some perception of symptoms at the musculoskeletal level, with persistence of more than one year in the shoulder area of 13.85%, in the neck region by 9.23%, and in the lumbar region a 7.69%; the evaluated positions determine an average level of risk, the BMI has an average of 29.09 exceeding the ranges proposed by the WHO, therefore it is presumed that the inadequate conditions of the job, workload and lifestyle predispose to the appearance of musculoskeletal disorders.
ANÁLISIS DE PELIGROS Y OPERATIVIDAD (HAZOP) EN LA FABRICACIÓN DE CLINKER: IMPACTO EN LA SALUD Y SUS COSTOS.
(2019-01-13) Orrala Arias, Davis Fernando.; Ruiz García, Rafael Vicente.; Saá Loor, José Luis
Cement manufacturing plays an important role in the development of infrastructure in Ecuador and around the world, in order of demand for this product the cement industry operates throughout the year and 24 hours a day. The continuous use of the installations, process or human failures, and even the lack of follow-up of short-term actions can become major factors in the generation of accidents and incidents. This study through the hazard and operability assessment (HAZOP) contributes to the detection of internal anomalies in the manufacturing process, the determination of the causes, consequences and implementation of corrective actions. In the evaluation, a total of 14 nodes were established, of those, the critical node with the greatest number of abnormalities was identified, this being the preheater area. Additionally, the cost of implementation, the current method of chamber cleaning with manual use of lance, was analyzed, in comparison with the proposed method of use of high pressure pump, with this contribution it is estimated to reduce the exposure time of 80%. assigned operator and its operating costs
EVALUACIÓN DEL NIVEL DE CONOCIMIENTO DE LA NORMA INEN 2251 :2013, EXPENDIO DE COMBUSTIBLES LÍQUIDOS, EN LOS CENTROS DE DISTRIBUCIÓN DE LA PROVINCIA DEL GUAYAS
(2019-01-13) Olvera Ureña, Evelyn Yaryma.; Huayamave Torres, Romuel German.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
In the Guayas Province, It is not certain if the service station administrators have sufficient knowledge to fulfill the regulation that applies to their distribution centers, that is why the present study aims to determine the level of knowledge of the Standard INEN 2251:2013 “Manejo, Almacenamiento, Transporte y Expendio en los centros de distribución de combustibles líquidos. Requisitos “, which these facilities must fulfill, in the Cantons of Guayas province, through the application of surveys to the administrators of the distribution centers in Guayas. This research is a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional study. In its first phase, the validity of the content of the questionnaire will be obtained, through an expert judgment (Kendall W> 0.60), demonstrating a high concordance of the judges. The second phase will be the application of the questionnaire to a population of 225 service station administrators, determining the reliability through the coefficient Kuder Richardson, obtaining a result 0.572, a value considered sufficient since this study is of an exploratory nature. The results of the study give concordance and validity of content to the questionnaire elaborated. In addition, the study evidenced that 71% of administrators surveyed self-assess as having high level of knowledge in the Standard INEN 2251:2013. This investigation is a contribution to the regulating entity of the fuel sale to propose technical courses and trainings to the employees of the service stations.
SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT: VALIDEZ DEL MASLACH BURNOUT INVENTORY GENERAL SURVEY EN UNA POBLACIÓN ECUATORIANA.
(2019-03-13) Ochoa De La Vera, Andrea Pamela.; Pacheco Montecé, Karla Gabriela.; Alvarado Villa, Geovanny Efraín
The MBI-GS questionnaire has been widely used and translated into different languages, showing variations in the reliability and validity results, which suggests that the cultural context is related to the interpretation of the construct. The objective of this work is to adapt and validate the MBI-GS in an Ecuadorian population. Sampling is not probabilistic at convenience, made up of 191 workers, to whom the adapted questionnaire was applied. A Cronbach's alpha of 0.77 was obtained, the sample adequacy of Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin was 0.84, and through the Principal Component method with Varimax rotation four dimensions
EVALUACIÓN DE LA EXPOSICIÓN LABORAL A VAPORES DE BENCENO EN UN LABORATORIO DE ANÁLISIS DE AGUAS EN LA CIUDAD DE GUAYAQUIL. UN CASO DE ESTUDIO.
(2019-01-13) Murzi Pérez, Héctor Alejandro.; Chang León, Alywin.
Benzene is a high dangerousness substance which the wastewater laboratory analysts in Ecuador are exposed during surfactant analysis. Occupational exposure to benzene was assessed in analysts of a waste water laboratory. For this assessment, eight full-shift exposure measurements were completed, obtaining Time Weighted Average concentrations over the exposure limit in three of these periods. Also, the biomarker: trans, trans-muconic acid was measured at the end of each shift, determining values over the Biological Exposure Index in two periods when the analysts didn’t use respiratory protection equipment. Additionally, short-term exposure measurements were performed during two specific tasks of the surfactant analysis, determining the task with higher exposure levels. The study determines the analysts exposure level to benzene, the tasks with the higher exposure levels, and the efficacy of the personal protection equipment used
PREVALENCIA DE LESIONES CON OBJETOS CORTOPUNZANTES EN LOS TRABAJADORES DE LA SALUD DEL DISTRITO 24D01 DE SANTA ELENA-ECUADOR
(2018-10-13) Macias Guerrero, Jorge Luis.; Abril Sánchez, Julio David.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
Describe the main risks to which healthcare workers (HCWs) are exposed, in a specific way determine the profession most exposed to needlestick injury (NSI), contributing factors and consequences of NSI, in the HCWs of Santa Elena District 24D01. Methodology: Quantitative-qualitative, descriptive and retrospective analytical study, with a universe of 243 WHCs, a confidence interval of 95% and a margin of error of 5% a sample of 149 people was taken for the study. Results: We obtained that the total of 149 respondents, 8 suffered injury by sharp objects in the last 4 years, representing 5.4% of the total number of injured, 75% were women and 50% were registered nurses coinciding with many accomplished studies where nurses are the most affected by the characteristics of their activity. Conclusions: The HCWs are exposed to different occupational hazards and illness due to their occupation. According to the (OMS, 2006) it mentions seven types of risks in the HCWs are involved: biological (such as hepatitis, tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome); chemicals (such as contact with glutaraldehyde and ethylene oxide); physical (such as noise and radiation); ergonomic (like lifting heavy objects) and psychosocial (like stress and violence).The hepatitis B and C, and HIV are infectious diseases that can cause terminal damage to the career and the life itself of healthcare workers. Finally, the importance of implementing risk prevention practices at work is evident.
ESTUDIO DESCRIPTIVO DE LOS ACCIDENTES “IN ITÍNERE” OCURRIDOS EN UNA EMPRESA DE SERVICIOS DE TELECOMUNICACIONES EN ECUADOR, 2014 2017
(2019-03-13) Guerrero Flores, Victor Hugo.; Díaz Naranjo, Michelle María.
This document intends to contribute with a descriptive exploration and analysis of the commuting accidents that occur particularly in a telecommunications company in Ecuador between 2014 and 2017. This analysis is carried out as a retrospective longitudinal non-experimental study, of a descriptive nature based on the information available to the organization and which reports it to Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social (IESS). The results achieved are of great interest being able to find that there is no significant difference between men and women for a commuting accident, but it does show that the growth of this type of accidents does not show a controlled trend, but a growth that has
DETERMINACIÓN DE LA EXPOSICIÓN AL RUIDO EN EL PUESTO DE TRABAJO DE PERFORISTA EN UNA MINA SUBTERRÁNEA EN EL DISTRITO MINERO ZARUMA PORTOVELO
(2019-01-13) Flores Caamaño, Guillermo Iván.; Torres Cueva, Edwin Leonardo.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
Noise is one of the primary sources of risk for personnel working in the mining sector. Underground mining is affected by many equipment and machinery used for extraction, in addition to inappropriate use or personnel not wearing personal protective equipment. This study was conducted in a small-scale mining operation located in the Zaruma-Portovelo Mining District, in which exploitation is carried out by the so-called "galería y pilares" (galleries and pillars method). The purpose was to determine the level of exposure to noise when personnel is drilling. Drilling using a manual pneumatic drill, for an average of 35 perforations per shift (6 hours per day), for about 2 hours. A sound level meter was used to determine the noise level produced during drilling; the result was 107.5 dB (A) and 101.5 dB (A) for an 8-hour work day (for other tasks, no noise exposure was identified). The level of exposure exceeds the limits established in Ecuadorian legislation. Under these circumstances, activities can only last for 21 minutes. Therefore, this constitutes a severe risk to the health of workers who perform drilling tasks.
EVALUACIÓN HIGIÉNICA DE LOS NIVELES DE RIESGO POR EXPOSICIÓN A AGENTES BIOLÓGICOS EN LA SALA DE AUTOPSIA DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN FORENSE DE MACHALA
(2019-01-13) Encarnación Guartatanga, Rubén Gabriel.; Baquerizo Plúas, Julio César.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
The purpose of this paper is to assess the levels of risk of exposure to biological agents to which forensic personnel are exposed in the autopsy room of the forensic investigation department of Machala in order to identify the microorganisms that may cause the greatest risk of affectation. Health and establish preventive hygienic measures that minimize the risk. The Biogaval methodology of biological risk assessment developed by the Valencia Health and Safety Cabinet was applied. Said method contemplates an identification of the most probable microorganisms present, their possible damage to health, transmission mechanisms, percentage of vaccinated target population and the protective effect of hygienic measures. From the results obtained, after applying the Biogaval Method, it was evidenced that the level of biological risk for exposure to HCV, HIV, M. Tuberculosis, Varicella / zoster virus, Herpex virus, Meningitis and B. Pertusis exceeded the action levels biological that is eight proposed by the method, being the percentage of compliance of the questionnaire (hygienic measures) of 48%. By establishing an improvement in the hygienic measures proposed by the method, up to 95% of the questionnaire was met, thus reducing the level of risk for the aforementioned biological agents to acceptable levels. This Biogaval method has been useful for the evaluation of the level of risk due to exposure to biological agents in the autopsy room. This method also allows a form to establish the appropriate hygienic measures to reduce the level of biological risk.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DE ENFERMEDADES POR MEDIO DE SÍNTOMAS COMPATIBLES CON EL SINDROME DE EDIFICIO ENFERMO EN UNA EMPRESA INDUSTRIAL EN LA CIUDAD DE ESMERALDAS, BASADO EN EL CUESTIONARIO NTP 380 DEL INSHT.
(2019-03-13) Cornejo Cartagena, Iván Eduardo.; Escobar Segovia, Kenny Fernando.
The sick building syndrome manifests itself with different symptoms that afflict workers who have more than 6 months in an area where there is artificial air circulation. This study aims to show the diseases that can be generated as a result of the syndrome of sick building in 65 workers belonging to the administrative area of an industrial company, for this a cross-sectional and quantitative study was carried out with the questionnaire of Technical Notes of Prevention 380 of the National Institute for Safety and Hygiene at Work in Spain, and correlated with information on absenteeism and occupational morbidity from the period of January 2017 to June 2018, in relation to the number of positive symptoms obtained for the 65 employees taken as study population , it was found that 57 of them had 7 or more positive symptoms while only 8 workers had less than 7 positive symptoms
EVALUACIÓN DE LOS EFECTOS SOBRE LA SALUD VISUAL Y MUSCULOESQUELETICA DE LOS TRABAJADORES QUE DESEMPEÑAN LABORES DE OFICINA EN UNA EMPRESA DISTRIBUIDORA DE EQUIPOS ELECTRÓNICOS CON EXPOSICIÓN A PANTALLAS DE VISUALIZACIÓN DE DATOS
(2019-01-13) Cobo Jaramillo, Carol Elisa.; Pacheco Lindao, Paola Andrea.; Cajias Vasco, Paúl.
The typical use of data view screens and their influence on the skeletal muscle and visual workers health, whether if it´s the light exposition or the postures´ adoption in front of a computer is the cause of continuous research. The objective of this study is to determine the visual and musculoskeletal disorders due to the prolonged use of data visualization screens (PDV) in people who perform a workday. This is an observational, cross-sectional study measure of 105 workers who carry out continuous work with exposure to the screen in all the work areas of a Electronic distribution company at Guayaquil. The National Institute of Health and Work Hygiene (INSHT) check list was applied to identifies the employees that use the equipment with data visualization screens (PVD), recognizing the collaborators who fulfilled the requirements of exposure to PVD. The job positions in the different areas of the company are analyzed by identifying two types of posts which the light factor was quantified through a certified Luxometer, under the parameters established in the Technical Lighting Standard at the INSHT Post, at the same time, photos and videos were taken of the work stations that would be subjected to ROSA methods. Results were obtained that show a low luminous quality in almost all work areas, despite having contact with natural light due to the use of screens and skylights, which is attributed as a cause of reports visual disturbance in the evening, eye redness , use of therapeutic tears, the ROSA Method reveals alert values about the design of the analyzed posts. In conclusion, it could not be determined if the poor lighting is the exclusive generator of the visual symptoms, what can verified that inadequate lighting may people acquires unhealthy postures, which influences the results obtained with the ROSA method , which indicates prompt intervention in the restructuring of jobs.
EFECTOS NEUROPSIQUIÁTRICOS DE LA EXPOSICIÓN CRÓNICA A EN TRABAJADORES DE CONTROL VECTORIAL
(2019-01-13) Ayllón Sanyer, Luis Eduardo.; Chiriboga Bernal, Paulina Patricia.; Alvarado, Giovanny.
Organophosphate pesticides due to their low costs and their free sale have become a problem for public health in Ecuador. The Center for Information and Toxicological Advice of the Ministry of Public Health in 2017 reflected an increase in cases of organophosphate poisoning in Guayaquil. In addition to classic acute symptoms such as headaches and fasciculation, chronic exposure leads to psychiatric distress such as anxiety and depression. Through inclusion criteria, a non-probabilistic convenience sample was obtain of 42 workers from Area de Control Vectorial, Ximena 2. The Brief Symptoms Inventory (BSI-18) questionnaire was use for neuropsychiatric assessment through its Global Severity Index and plasmatic cholinesterase measurements as an exposure marker. The BSI -18 presented a Cronbach's α = 0.79, with a mean of 20.57 ± 14.361 for the Global Severity Index. An inversely proportional relationship was obtain between plasmatic acetylcholinesterase values and the Global Severity Index (Spearman's Rho = -0.684, p = 5.9713E-7). The correlation between the neuropsychiatric effects of chronic organophosphate exposure was identified in workers during vector control.
IDENTIFICACIÓN DEL SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT EN EL PERSONAL MÉDICO DE EMERGENCIA EN UN HOSPITAL DE SEGUNDO NIVEL.
(2019-03-13) Castillo Soto, Gladys Cleotilde.; Rosas Romero, Lucy Del Rocío; Cajas Vasco, Paúl Enrique.
Introduction: Stress and psychosomatic illnesses are more frequent nowadays and affect health and job performance. Objective: Identify the prevalence of burnout syndrome (SDP) or "Burnout", and the association with the sociodemographic and work variables in the medical staff of the emergency area of a Second Level Hospital. Methodology: A study was carried out with a descriptive correlational approach, the population is made up of 96 doctors from a Second Level Hospital. For the collection of information, a sociodemographic survey and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) instrument were used. Results: Personal fulfillment, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and Burnout syndrome are associated with sex, position and the experience of the Physicians; being thus the feminine sex, the Physicians that does not have specialty and the Physicians with smaller experience those that report higher scores of Burnout Syndrome. Emotional exhaustion varies significantly with respect to depersonalization and personal fulfillment in both men and women.
PRODUCCIÓN CIENTÍFICA CON “VISIBILIDAD INTERNACIONAL” EN SALUD OCUPACIONAL EN AMÉRICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE, 1998 – 2017.
(2019-01-13) Brito Minuche, Francisco Alejandro.; Morales Sornoza, Viviana Patricia.; Merino, Pamela.
The objective of this article is to characterize scientific production with international visibility in occupational health in Latin America and the Caribbean, from 1998 to 2017. Method: Bibliometric study, which used the Scopus database. A searching strategy was defined that covers different areas of occupational health (safety, hygiene, ergonomics, psychosociology, occupational medicine and employment conditions). Original articles and reviews were included, analyzing: year of publication, type of document, language of the document, authors, country of affiliation of the authors; in addition to Impact Factor and SCImago Journal Rank of the journal where they were published. Absolute and relative frequencies were calculated for each variable, production rates. Results: The scientific production in occupational health presents a increase since 1998, with a peak in 2015 and a decrease from 2016. 90.9% of the documents correspond to scientific articles and 60.2% are written in English. The main producers are Brazil (64.8%), Mexico (10.7%) and Colombia (6.8%); however, Chile, Brazil and Costa Rica are the largest producers per million inhabitants. The United States is the largest international contributor and Brazilian journals cover more publications. Conclusions: The main characteristics, comparisons between countries, evolution of the scientific literature on occupational health in the Region and other variables that influence their international visibility are shown, serving as a starting point towards future research. In addition, there is evidence of the need to implement better policies in order to increase the R & D.

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