EVALUATION OF DEATHS BY COVID-19 IN DOCTORS IN BRAZIL

Abstract

The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected the world population, especially professionals who are working on the front lines, like the doctors. Due to the high exposure of these professionals, the objective was to assess deaths in the Brazilian medical population using COVID-19. This is a study ecological and analytical on deaths in doctors due to COVID-19, in Brazil. Descriptive analysis was performed, and Pearson's chi-square and chi-square tests were used with Monte-Carlo simulations (p˂0.05). Spatial analysis was performed using density map a Kernel. Were included 938 deaths, predominantly male victims (86.57%) with a mean age of 66.24 years. The mortality rate due to COVID-19 ranged from 82.2 deaths per 100,000 doctors in the Southeast to 739.2 in the North of Brazil. The highest number of deaths was presented in the Medical Clinic (29.85%), which also had the highest mortality rate of 655.3. There was a significant difference between the years 2020 and 2021 for the age group, with greater frequency in groups over 60 years old (p=0.005) and for the areas of medical practice, with higher prevalence for Internal Medicine (p=0.018). The Brazilian states had the highest mortality rates in 2020 and were mostly from the North and Northeast regions. The different situations that increase the vulnerability of doctors to the risks of contracting COVID-19 must be considered. Therefore, health promotion, protection and assistance actions must be carried out with these professionals who are on the front line.