Um olhar para o processo de trabalho dos agentes de combate às endemias do município de Cruz das Almas-Bahia.

Abstract

Objective: This research aimed to describe and analyze the work process of Endemic Disease Combat Agents (ACE) in the city of Cruz das Almas, Bahia, based on the conceptions of Mendes Gonçalves who formulated the concept of the work process in health, characterizing it socially in constitutive elements (agents, objects, instruments and purpose). Methodology: This is descriptive-analytical research, in which a cross-sectional study was carried out with the ACEs of the health surveillance structure, active in December 2020 in the city of Cruz das Almas. To produce data, a self-applied and semi-structured questionnaire was used, elaborated in the light of the current theoretical and political normative framework regarding the professional practice of the ACE. The database was structured in Excel Version 2016 software of the Microsoft Office professional Plus 2019 package and the variables of interest were analyzed using the statistical program Stata/MP 15.1 for Windows and represented through graphs and tables. Results: Among the participating ACEs, the age group between 35 and 39 years old, black race, male and complete high school predominated. All worked under the statutory regime, a workload of 40 hours per week and 91.89% with a salary range between one and two minimum wages. Arboviruses were the object of work by 100% of the agents surveyed. There was a lack of professional development, equipment, infrastructure, qualification, continuing education in health, integration with other professionals and sectors and incorporation in planning, monitoring and evaluation of actions, as well as gaps in their work practices. Conclusion: In view of the results found, it is essential that there are investments, surpassing the indicated limits, in the perspective that the strengthening of the work process of the ACEs increases the resolution of surveillance and control actions for vector-borne diseases in the city.