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Sebastião Bruno Taveira Silva1, Audêncio Victor2,3, Ana Raquel Ernesto Manuel Gotine2

  • 1Ministry of Health, Secretariat of Health Surveillance and Environment, General Coordination of Immunopreventable Diseases Surveillance (CGVDI), Brasília, DF, Brazil.

Plos One
|July 10, 2025
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COVID-19 mortality in Brazil

Area of Science:

  • Epidemiology
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • COVID-19 disproportionately affects vulnerable populations in Brazil.
  • Traditional communities face health disparities, increasing severe COVID-19 outcomes.
  • Identifying mortality factors in these groups is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify factors associated with COVID-19 mortality.
  • Focus on hospitalized patients from traditional communities in Brazil.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study of COVID-19 hospitalizations (2021-2023).
  • Data from the System of Epidemiological Surveillance of Influenza (SIVEP-Gripe).
  • Logistic regression analysis of demographic, clinical, and comorbidity data.

Main Results:

  • Male sex, older age, Black, and Indigenous ethnicity increased mortality risk.
  • Dyspnea, low oxygen saturation, immunosuppression, and chronic renal disease were risk factors.
  • Invasive ventilation (OR=19.4) posed the highest mortality risk.

Conclusions:

  • Male sex, older age, race/color, severe respiratory symptoms, comorbidities, and invasive ventilation are key mortality predictors.
  • Findings highlight the need for targeted health strategies for vulnerable populations.
  • Reducing COVID-19 mortality in traditional communities requires focused public health efforts.
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