Covid-19 in the state of ceará: Social impact on the population during the first wave of the disease
International Journal of Development Research
Covid-19 in the state of ceará: Social impact on the population during the first wave of the disease
Received 07th November, 2022; Received in revised form 29th November, 2022; Accepted 16th December, 2022; Published online 27th January, 2023
Copyright©2023, Lucas Emmanuel Rodrigues Lima et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permitsunrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The aim of this study was to assess the social impact on the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state of Ceará. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical study that is part of a larger project entitled "From the new coronavirus SARS CoV-2 to the COVID-19 pandemic: The burden of disease and its consequences for preventive actions in Collective Health in the Brazilian state". A total of 1958 participants answered the questionnaire. The reality of the world changes in the face of the new coronavirus. By March 2020, the virus had spread to 203 countries and was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. In a short period of time, social distancing became mandatory in order to minimize the speed of the virus spread, both to protect the entire population - especially the most vulnerable - and to avoid the overload and consequent collapse of health systems. It is possible to affirm that the COVID-19 approach in the state of Ceará generated significant impacts in relation to social isolation, which are reflected in the various segments of society.
