Objective: To estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection among workers in the Espírito Santo prison system between August and September 2020. Methods: A stratified sample survey through interviews and serological tests for SARS-CoV-2.Results: In the 986 respondents, the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection was 11.9% (CI95% 8,1%;15,7%) among health professionals and 22.1% (CI 95%; 18,8%; 25,3%) among prison o...
Objective: To analyze the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 and the association of sociodemographic and clinical aspects in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Methods: Serial cross-sectional study carried out in four phases, using households as the unit of analysis, from May to June 2020. 11 municipalities were surveyed, with a sample of 4,500 households in each phase. Results: the prevalence ranged from 2.1% (95%...
Objective: To Analyze self-reported sociodemographic and clinical aspects among individuals aged 2 to 22 years and possible associations with SARS-CoV-2 infection in Espírito Santo. Methods: Serial cross-sectional population-based study carried out from May to June 2020. The percentage of positivity for COVID-19 was evaluated by serological test, and the associated factors by Pearson's chi-square test (signific...
Abstract: Objective: To present a prevalence study in prisons and estimate the percentage of people deprived of liberty, health professionals and prison officers infected with SARS-CoV-2 in ES. Methods: this was a prevalence study with sampling carried out in 34 prison units in ES, stratified between 08/31 and 09/04/2020, based on the Population-based age-stratified seroepidemiological investigation protocol fo...