DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 AMONG BRAZILIAN NURSING WORKERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.87203

Keywords:

COVID-19, Health Personnel, Death, Occupational Exposure, Nursing.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze deaths due to COVID-19 in Brazilian Nursing professionals, with confirmed diagnoses of the disease and in quarantine, hospitalized or deceased, at the Federal Nursing Council Observatory.

Method: a cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil between March 2020 and August 2021, via the Federal Nursing Council Observatory. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results: the prevalence of death due to COVID-19 in Brazilian Nursing professionals was 2.5% (825/32,560) and 4.9% (109/2,224) in nursing assistants, these latter with a higher mean age (p<0.0001). Although 84.5% (27,508/32,560) of the sample was female, the percentage of deaths was higher in the male gender, with 5.2% (263/5,052) (p<0.0001). The logistic regression analysis showed that gender and professional category can predict deaths due to COVID-19 among Brazilian Nursing workers.

Conclusion: the study contributes to evidencing the risks faced by the professional category in coping with COVID-19, as well as to rethinking measures to reduce the harms imposed by the pandemic on this population segment.

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Published

2022-09-06

How to Cite

Barreto, M. A. F., Pessoa, G. R., Queiroz Neto, J. B. de, Chaves, E. M. C., Silva, L. M. S., & Moreira, T. M. M. (2022). DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 AMONG BRAZILIAN NURSING WORKERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.87203

Issue

Vol. 27 (2022)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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