Publication date: Dec 21, 2024
To outline the features of COVID-19 in Brazil through a countrywide telephone survey. Data from the Telephone Survey of Risk Factors for Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases During the Pandemic (Covitel), a telephone survey of individuals aged 18 years or older from all macro-regions of Brazil, were used. The questionnaire included sociodemographic characteristics and outcomes related to COVID-19 infection, severity, vaccination, and use of masks. Data revealed that 34. 7 % (95 %CI 32. 4 – 37. 1) of the population had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and 10. 1 % (95 %CI 7. 9 – 12. 7) of those required hospital admission. The prevalence of COVID-19 diagnosis increased with education level: 11 years (53. 2 % [95 % CI 49. 7 – 56. 8]). Nevertheless, the hospitalization rate of Brazilians with more than eleven years of education was lower (5. 8 % [95 %CI 4. 3 – 7. 6]). In 2023, 92. 9 % (95 %CI 90. 9 – 94. 4) of the Brazilian population was fully vaccinated against COVID-19, but only 37. 2 % (95 %CI 33. 5 – 40. 9) have received the updated vaccinal scheme (two doses and two boosters). During the pandemic outbreak, 81. 9 % (95 %CI 79. 4 – 84. 2) reported always using face masks. However, only 16. 1 % (95 %CI 13. 5 – 19. 0) maintained this practice in 2023. There were inequalities in COVID-19 testing in Brazil. Testing and vaccination policies implemented in the COVID-19 pandemic must be reevaluated by the Brazilian government.
Concepts | Keywords |
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Brazilians | Adults |
Pandemic | Brazil |
Reevaluated | COVID-19 |
Vaccination | Long COVID |
Semantics
Type | Source | Name |
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disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
disease | MESH | Noncommunicable Diseases |
disease | MESH | infection |
disease | MESH | education level |
disease | MESH | Long Covid |