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Chronic non-communicable diseases and COVID-19: EPICOVID-19 Brazil results
Mesenburg,Marilia Arndt; Hallal,Pedro Curi; Menezes,Ana Maria Baptista; Barros,Aluísio J D; Horta,Bernardo Lessa; Barros,Fernando Celso deABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Describing the prevalence of chronic diseases and associated socioeconomic and demographic factors, evaluating the patterns of social distancing and the antibodies prevalence against SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 symptoms in carriers and non-carriers of chronic diseases. METHODS Data from 77,075 individuals aged 20 to 59 from three steps of the EPICOVID-19 Brazil (a nationwide serological survey co...
Population-level seropositivity trend for SARS-Cov-2 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Barros,Aluísio J D; Victora,Cesar G; Menezes,Ana M B; Horta,Bernardo L; Barros,Fernando C; Hartwig,Fernando P; Victora,Gabriel D; Vidaletti,Luis PauloABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe the evolution of seropositivity in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, through 10 consecutive surveys conducted between April 2020 and April 2021. METHODS Nine cities covering all regions of the State were studied, 500 households in each city. One resident in each household was randomly selected for testing. In survey rounds 1–8 we used the rapid WONDFO SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Tes...
Social distancing patterns in nine municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil:...
Barros,Aluisio J D; Victora,Cesar G; Menezes,Ana M B; Horta,Bernardo L; Hartwig,Fernando; Victora,Gabriel; Pellanda,Lúcia C; Dellagostin,Odir AABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To describe social distancing practices in nine municipalities of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, stratified by gender, age, and educational attainment. METHODS Two sequential cross-sectional studies were conducted in the municipalities of Canoas, Caxias do Sul, Ijuí, Passo Fundo, Pelotas, Porto Alegre, Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Maria, and Uruguaiana to estimate the population prevalen...