CONTEXTO BRASILEIRO DAS PESQUISAS CIENTÍFICAS ACERCA DA SAÚDE OCUPACIONAL DO TRABALHADOR RURAL: UM LEVANTAMENTO NA BASE DE DADOS SCOPUS ELSEVIER

Abstract

This paper aims to answer the following question: what are the characteristics of Brazilian scientific research regarding the occupational health of rural workers? To this end, a survey was carried out in the database Scopus Elsevier, of the CAPES journal, on March 10, 2021, with the search terms: “RURAL AND WORKER AND HEALTH AND OCCUPATIONAL”. As a result, 128 documents were obtained. The year with the highest research index was 2,019; medicine stands out with regard to the fields of science; in relation to the journal, Revista Ciência e Saúde Coletiva is the first place in the ranking; the authors with the most research are Moreira, J. C. and Cezar-Vaz, R. M .; the aforementioned Brazilian work is entitled: “Influence of socioeconomic factors on pesticiina poisoning, Brazil”; with regard to development agencies, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development stands out; the scientific article is the most widely used type of dissemination in Brazil to disseminate scientific research on the health of rural workers. The present study highlights the need for Brazilian research to stick to interventions that need to be carried out in the field of occupational health of rural workers.