Keywords
Covid-19
SARS-CoV-2
Socioecomic Aspects
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to identify the psychosocial and economic characteristics of people affected by COVID-19 and their support network at the beginning of the pandemic. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of 2,702 people aged 18 and over living in Brazil. Google® Forms were used to develop an online questionnaire containing open- and closed-ended questions about sociodemographic, economic and health characteristics. Results: People dissatisfied with their health and those who showed emotional changes were more likely to need support (PR=1.74; p<0.001 and PR=2.39; p<0.001). Support from family members stood out [536 (70.2%)]. Bivariate and multivariate analysis showed statistically significant associations of COVID-19 infection with sociodemographic and economic aspects, such as age (p<0.001); region of the country (p<0.001), marital status (p=0.003), number of people per household (p=0.003), employment status (p=0.012), holding a health insurance (p=0.014), needing some other type of support (p<0.001) and not being satisfied with current health status (p=0.043). Conclusion: The findings indicate that COVID-19 negatively affects satisfaction with health and influences the need to seek some type of social support.
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