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- Title
Coping with COVID-19 in an international border region: health and economy.
- Authors
Silva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo Antonio; Zilly, Adriana; Munhak da Silva, Rosane Meire; Moraes Arcoverde, Marcos Augusto; Deschutter, Enrique Jorge; Palha, Pedro Fredemir; Bernardi, Angela Sobral
- Abstract
Objective: to analyze how the social isolation measures and closed borders affected the health and economy in an international border region. Method: descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the western region of Paraná, Brazil, using an electronic form created using Google® forms. A sample of 2,510 people was addressed. Descriptive analysis and the Chi-square test were performed, with a level of significance established at 5%. This public opinion survey, addressing unidentified participants, is in accordance with Resolutions 466/2012 and 510/2016. Results: the participants were 41.5 years old on average, most were women and worked in the education sector; 41.9% reported that the closing of borders/ commercial businesses negatively influenced income; 17.7% reported the possibility of losing their jobs; 89.0% consider that a larger number of people would be sick if the borders/ commercial had not been closed; 63.7% believe the health services are not prepared to deal with the pandemic; 74.9% realize that the Brazilian Unified Health System may not have sufficient service capacity; 63.4% reported anxiety; and 75.6% of commercial workers will experience changes in their income level. Conclusion: the closing of international borders and commercial businesses was related to a perception of physical and mental changes, job loss, and decreased income.
- Subjects
COVID-19; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; SURVEYS; SOCIAL isolation; HEALTH; CHI-squared test; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; ANXIETY
- Publication
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE), 2021, Vol 29, p1
- ISSN
1518-8345
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1518-8345.4659.3398