Lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic

The unequal burden of Covid-19 on vulnerable populations in the Brazilian Central-West

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ID5166587
AutoresKélem Costa Dos Santos (0000-0001-9367-4837, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Grazielle Rosa Da Costa E Silva (0000-0003-3462-8050, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Winny Éveny Alves Moura (0000-0002-6676-6573, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Larissa Silva Magalhães (0000-0002-0418-325X, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Bruno Vinícius Diniz E Silva (0000-0002-6477-9733, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Gabriel Francisco Da Silva Filho (0000-0002-5463-2017, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Lívia Melo Villar (0000-0001-7644-8969, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Karlla Antonieta Amorim Caetano (0000-0003-4818-4753, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Megmar Aparecida Dos Santos Carneiro (0000-0003-0569-477X, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Catalina Lopez-Quintero (0000-0003-3646-4408, University of Florida), Robert L Cook (0000-0002-7770-3754, University of Florida), Krishna Vaddiparti (0000-0002-7892-0769, University of Florida), Sheila Araujo Tele (0000-0002-7059-4241, Universidade Federal de Goiás), Regina Maria Bringel Martins (0000-0001-8941-8531, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz)
Ano2024
Volume40
Fascículo8
Páginase00199623-e00199623
Data de publicação2024-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
EditoraFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311xen199623
PMID39166560
OpenAlexW4401701222
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2024000801400
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas16

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence and identify social factors and preventive strategies associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in socio and economically vulnerable people (recyclable waste pikers, immigrants/refugees, and homeless people) in Goiânia, Goiás State, Central-Western Brazil. A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2020 to October 2020. COVID-19 positivity was defined as a positive total anti-SARS-COV-2 antibody test and/or RNA test for SARS-COV-2. Univariable and multiple regression analyses were performed to identify the variables associated with COVID-19. Of the 594 participants, 47.3% were recyclable waste pickers, 29.6% were immigrants/refugees, and 23.1% were homeless people. The positivity for SARS-CoV-2 RNA was 14.1%, whereas for anti-SARS-CoV-2 a total of 30.8% were positive, and 39.4% were positive for at least one COVID-19 marker. Among the 541 individuals, being immigrants/refugees, not wearing a surgical mask, and having three or more people sleeping in the same room were associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection, while using TV news as the main source of information about the pandemic was a protective predictor of COVID-19. This study revealed ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in the prevalence of COVID-19 among impoverished people in Brazil. Additionally, a high prevalence of COVID-19 was detected in all three groups. Developing new strategies to combat and prevent communicable diseases affecting this population is essential for mitigating future and ongoing pandemics

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Biology · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Geography · Infectious disease (medical specialty) · Outbreak · Pandemic · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) · Global Maternal and Child Health · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Medicine · Virology