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

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, vi...

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Published in:Cogitare enfermagem 2022-09, Vol.27 (27), p.1-11
Main Authors: Adriano Fernandes Barreto, Márcio, Rocha Pessoa, Graça, Bezerra de Queiroz Neto, João, Camelo Chaves, Edna Maria, Sales Silva, Lucilane Maria, Magalhães Moreira, Thereza Maria
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Language:eng ; por
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COVID-19
Death
Health Personnel
Nursing
Occupational Exposure
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Summary: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
ISSN:1414-8536
2176-9133
DOI:10.5380/ce.v27i0.87203