Epidemiology of covid-19 in the resident and prison populations of the city of recife-pe
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiology of covid-19 in the resident and prison populations of the city of recife-pe
Received 17th October, 2021; Received in revised form 29th November, 2021; Accepted 27th December, 2021; Published online 30th January, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Paulo Henrique Barros Pereira et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Background: Due to its rapid global spread, SARS-CoV-2 was quickly identified as a coronavirus and was named “the first pandemic of the 21st century” by the WHO. Aims: To analyze the prevalence and lethality of COVID-19 in the prison and resident populations of the city of Recife. Methodology: This is a quantitative analytical study using the database of positive COVID-19 cases among people deprived of their freedom in penitentiaries and in the population of Recife-PE. Results: A positive COVID-19 result was found in 65,535 patients, corresponding to prevalence of 4.0% in the resident population and of 2.8% in the group of inmate. The most prevalent age group was 40 to 49 years (22.9%) and most patients (75.8%) were female. In the resident population, the mortality rate was higher among males compared to females (3.9% vs. 1.2%) and among individuals with comorbidities compared to those without comorbidities (13.0% vs. 0.5%). Conclusions: The prevalence of COVID-19 was higher among residents of the city of Recife than in the prison population. The results of the study indicated an increase in the prevalence ratio and odds ratio of death associated with underlying medical conditions and an increase in the age group.
