| Revista: | Revista de saude publica |
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| Número de sistema: | 000535573 |
| ISSN: | 0034-8910 |
| Autors: | Assunção, Ada Ávila1 Freguglia, Ricardo da Silva2 Vieira, Marcel de Toledo3 Marioni, Larissa da Silva4 |
| Institucions: | 1Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil 2Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Faculdade de Economia, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Brasil 3Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Brasil 4National Institute of Economic and Social Research, London. Reino Unido |
| Any: | 2023 |
| Volum: | 57 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Resumen en inglés | OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of reported symptoms of flu-like syndrome (FS) among HCW and compare HCW and non-HCW on the chance of reporting these symptoms, this study analyzed data of a population-based survey conducted in Brazil. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was performed with self-reported data from the Brazilian National Household Sample Survey (PNAD Covid-19) from May 2020. The authors analyzed a probability sample of 125,179 workers, aged 18 to 65, with monthly income lower than US$ 3 500. The variable HCW or non-HCW was the covariate of interest and having reported FS symptoms or not was the outcome variable. Authors tested interactions of HCW with other covariates. A logit model – when controlling for sociodemographic, employment, and geographic characteristics – investigated the chance of HCW reporting FS compared to non-HCW. RESULTS HCW have a significant effect (odds ratio of 1.369) on reporting FS symptoms when compared to non-HCW. HCW account for 4.17% of the sample, with a higher frequency of FS (3.38%) than observed for non-HCW (2.43%). Female, non-white and older individuals had higher chance to report FS. CONCLUSIONS The HCW had a higher chance of reporting symptoms than non-HCW aged over 18 years in the labor force. These results emphasize guidelines for preventive measures to reduce workplace exposures in the healthcare facilities. The prevalence is disproportionately affecting HCW women and HCW non-whites. In the regions North and Northeast the steeper progression is consistent with the hypothesis of socioeconomic factors, and it explains the greater prevalence in HCW and non-HCW living in those territories. |
| Keyword: | Patient Care Team, Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Health Surveys, Pnad Covid-19 |
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