de Jezus SV, Sales CMM, Rissino SDD, Mocelin HJS, Araújo MPDS, Arcêncio RA, Araújo VMS, Terena NDFM, Freitas PDSS, Maciel ELN. Prevalence of tuberculosis, COVID-19, chronic conditions and vulnerabilities among migrants and refugees: an electronic survey.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2023;
31:e3690. [PMID:
36790278 PMCID:
PMC10586797 DOI:
10.1590/1518-8345.5928.3690]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to analyze the prevalence of tuberculosis, coronavirus, chronic conditions and vulnerabilities among migrants and refugees in Brazil.
METHOD
this is a cross-sectional study of the electronic survey type conducted with international migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Descriptive statistics was applied for the analysis, with calculation of position and dispersion measures. Regarding the categorical variables, relative and absolute frequencies were estimated.
RESULTS
the study participants were 553 migrants and refugees, verifying 3.07%, 7.2% and 27.3% prevalence of tuberculosis, COVID-19 and chronic conditions, respectively. Among the vulnerabilities, 32% reported unemployment, 37.6% moved to Brazil as a result of the social situation in their countries and 33.6% were living as refugees or sheltered people.
CONCLUSION
tuberculosis, chronic diseases and COVID-19 presented higher prevalence values in migrants and refugees than in the general population. As this is a population group that still has significant difficulty accessing health services and social protection systems, based on diverse evidence, the study will subsidize public policies, Nursing care and the incorporation of new routines in the service.
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