Análise de morbidez de policiais militares: o caso do 8º batalhão da PM da Paraíba.

Abstract

Considering that the subject is of public interest, the objective of this work was to analyze the morbidity of the military police, based on the case of the 8th Battalion of the Military Police of the State of Paraíba. To this end, it is necessary to raise awareness about the importance of the safety and health of military police officers, identify the main causes and consequences of these professionals' illness, analyze the time until the occurrence of the first illness of the military police officer of the 8th Battalion of the PMPB and provide subsidies for the formulation of public policies aimed at improving working conditions for military police officers. A longitudinal study was then carried out, as it is a study that aims to follow individuals or groups over a period of time based on applied research. Furthermore, this study is based on a survey of bibliographical and documentary research that consists of the selection of academic sources on the subject in question and the data collected from the 8th Battalion of the PMPB. In the sequence, descriptive and explanatory research was used, which aims to describe the characteristics of a specific population or phenomenon and which, through the application of experimental and mathematical methods, seek to quantify and analyze the data objectively, where the work in The focus was based on a qualitative and quantitative approach to the information. Concomitantly, the work carried out a content analysis and a survival analysis. Through content analysis, it was possible to notice that due to the strenuous and dangerous work, the military have an increase in the risk of life and an exposure that corroborates to the increase in the incidence of diseases; the survival analysis, in turn, indicates that the variable (marital status) is a factor that generates a significant effect on the time until the disease. Finally, it is concluded that it is essential to adopt measures that aim to guarantee the physical and mental health of military police officers, recognizing the particularities of the profession and the importance of valuing these professionals.