Resumo Objetivo descrever a distribuição espacial dos primeiros casos e óbitos confirmados de COVID-19 do Rio de Janeiro. Métodos estudo ecológico de casos e óbitos confirmados de SARS-CoV-2 entre 6 de março e 10 de abril de 2020. Calcularam-se as taxas de incidência, taxas de mortalidade, le...
Resumo Objetivo descrever a evolução dos indicadores e a capacidade de atendimento em saúde na fase inicial da epidemia de COVID-19 na região Nordeste do Brasil. Métodos estudo descritivo com base em boletins epidemiológicos sobre os casos de COVID-19, até 1º de abril de 2020, divulgados pelo...
RESUMEN La pandemia actual por SARS-CoV-2 presenta desafíos específicos para los profesionales de salud en el campo de la atención sanitaria. En este contexto de emergencia, la comunicación de malas noticias toma especial relevancia por el modo particular en que debe llevarse a cabo: la necesidad de ...
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly stressed public health systems around the world and exposed the gaps in health care for underserved and vulnerable populations. In the context of the social determinants of health, focusing on health system preparedness is paramount for protecting the heal...
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the proportion and total number of the general adult population who may be at higher risk of severe Covid-19 in Brazil. METHODS We included 51,770 participants from a nationally representative, household-based health survey (PNS) conducted in Brazil. We estimated the pr...
ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic has caused a public health emergency worldwide. Risk, severity and mortality of the disease have been associated with non-communicable chronic diseases, such as diabetes mellitus. Accumulated evidence has caused great concern in countries with hig...
ABSTRACT The World Health Organization has emphasized that one of the most important questions to address regarding the covid-19 pandemic is to understand risk factors for disease severity. We conducted a brief review that synthesizes the available evidence and provides a judgment on the consistency of t...