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SARS-COV-2 SEROPREVALENCE AND SOCIAL INEQUALITIES IN DIFFERENT SUBGROUPS OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
Trabalhadores de suporte
Soroprevalência SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Desigualdades
Support workers
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence
COVID-19
Social determinants of health
Inequality
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Background COVID-19 has exacerbated health inequalities worldwide. Yet, such a perspective has not been investigated
in specific healthcare workers and their resulting inclusion as a priority group for vaccination have been an
important focus of political and social discussion. This study aimed at investigating whether SARS-CoV-2-seropositivity
in healthcare workers in a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was influenced by social determinants of
health and the social vulnerability in subgroups of workers.
Methods A serological survey was conducted in 1,154 healthcare workers in June and July 2020. The association between
the serological test results for detection of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 and socioeconomic, occupational characteristics
and transportation used by the workers to commute was assessed using the Pearson s chi-square test and Cramer’s V.
Findings Overall, the serum prevalence for the virus in the healthcare workers was 30% (342/1141). Non-white workers
(208/561) with lower income (169/396) and schooling (150/353), as well as users of the mass transportation system
(157/246) showed the highest infection rates. Importantly they mostly corresponded to hospital support
workers (131/324), in particular the cleaning personnel (42/70). Accordingly, income, schooling and work modality
appeared as negative predictors, as ascertained by forest plot analysis.
Interpretations The data clearly illustrate the inequality in SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Brazilian population, comprising
even healthcare workers of the Brazilian unified health system.
Palavras-chave
Profissionais de saúdeTrabalhadores de suporte
Soroprevalência SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Determinantes sociais da saúde
Desigualdades
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Healthcare workersSupport workers
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence
COVID-19
Social determinants of health
Inequality
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