Clinical and epidemiological analysis of people affected by covid-19 and associated factors
International Journal of Development Research
Clinical and epidemiological analysis of people affected by covid-19 and associated factors
Received 03rd March, 2022; Received in revised form 14th April, 2022; Accepted 06th May, 2022; Published online 22nd June, 2022
Copyright © 2021, Edla Helena Salles de Brito et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This quantitative descriptive and analytical study aimed to identify which sociosanitary and epidemiological factors are associated with the onset of severe COVID-19. Data from 2,702 Brazilian nationals aged 18 and over were collected online using Google® Forms from June 24 to July 1, 2020. Association between diagnosis of COVID-19 andsociosanitary and epidemiological variables was assessed. In all, 656 participants had had COVID-19. Cases were categorized into mild and severe, with 45.7% (300) of the cases classified as severe. The multivariate model showed increased odds of developing the severe form of COVID-19 in people who earned between one or two minimum wages (40%), those who reported seven symptoms or more (96%), those who had been hospitalized (78%), and those who reported oral cavity alterations (19%). Public policies are required to avoid events that may trigger the severe form of COVID-19 as severe patients are more likely to have sequelae and thus overwhelm the health system in the long term.
