Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors

ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the performance of specific admission nursing consultations for SARS-CoV-2 in individuals deprived of liberty with COVID-19 in prison units in Central Brazil. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted between May...

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Main Authors: Gláucia Oliveira Abreu Batista Meireles, Ketllen Raiara Ferreira Santos Freires, Cácia Régia de Paula, Águeda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante, Leticia Cortaza Ramírez, Márcia Alves Dias de Matos, Nara Rubia de Freitas, Marcos André de Matos
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Published: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul 2024-11-01
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author Gláucia Oliveira Abreu Batista Meireles
Ketllen Raiara Ferreira Santos Freires
Cácia Régia de Paula
Águeda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante
Leticia Cortaza Ramírez
Márcia Alves Dias de Matos
Nara Rubia de Freitas
Marcos André de Matos
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Cácia Régia de Paula
Águeda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante
Leticia Cortaza Ramírez
Márcia Alves Dias de Matos
Nara Rubia de Freitas
Marcos André de Matos
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description ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the performance of specific admission nursing consultations for SARS-CoV-2 in individuals deprived of liberty with COVID-19 in prison units in Central Brazil. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted between May and September 2020 through individual interviews and lateral flow immunochromatography tests to detect IgM/IgG antibodies for SARS-CoV-2. The analysis was performed using the Chi-square or Fischer’s exact tests, with the outcome being the specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2. Results: Among the 1,272 individuals investigated, 21.3% (95% CI: 19.1-23.6) tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Of these, 10.3% (95% CI: 7.0-14.6) underwent a specific nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2. The most prevalent signs and symptoms were loss of taste (33.2%) and smell (32.8%), body aches (28.8%), and fever (28.4%). The analysis indicated associations between contact with symptomatic COVID-19 case (p=0.039), contact in the yard with a prisoner with COVID-19 (p=0.012), and sore throat (p=0.010), with the outcome. Conclusions: The low prevalence of specific nursing consultations for SARS-CoV-2 and the high prevalence of COVID-19 reinforce the need for mandatory implementation of this strategy in groups living in closed environments. Furthermore, nursing consultations based on the nursing process must be adopted as a public health measure.
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spelling doaj-art-d283cf8df9fb4c808522d09fdef477d62025-08-20T02:48:30ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulRevista Gaúcha de Enfermagem1983-14472024-11-014510.1590/1983-1447.2024.20240048.enSpecific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factorsGláucia Oliveira Abreu Batista Meireleshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4247-7822Ketllen Raiara Ferreira Santos Freireshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5323-9176Cácia Régia de Paulahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9781-2918Águeda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcantehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3910-2162Leticia Cortaza Ramírezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0592-7695Márcia Alves Dias de Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0791-0384Nara Rubia de Freitashttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4993-9794Marcos André de Matoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8643-7032ABSTRACT: Objective: To estimate the prevalence and factors associated with the performance of specific admission nursing consultations for SARS-CoV-2 in individuals deprived of liberty with COVID-19 in prison units in Central Brazil. Method: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted between May and September 2020 through individual interviews and lateral flow immunochromatography tests to detect IgM/IgG antibodies for SARS-CoV-2. The analysis was performed using the Chi-square or Fischer’s exact tests, with the outcome being the specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2. Results: Among the 1,272 individuals investigated, 21.3% (95% CI: 19.1-23.6) tested positive for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2. Of these, 10.3% (95% CI: 7.0-14.6) underwent a specific nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2. The most prevalent signs and symptoms were loss of taste (33.2%) and smell (32.8%), body aches (28.8%), and fever (28.4%). The analysis indicated associations between contact with symptomatic COVID-19 case (p=0.039), contact in the yard with a prisoner with COVID-19 (p=0.012), and sore throat (p=0.010), with the outcome. Conclusions: The low prevalence of specific nursing consultations for SARS-CoV-2 and the high prevalence of COVID-19 reinforce the need for mandatory implementation of this strategy in groups living in closed environments. Furthermore, nursing consultations based on the nursing process must be adopted as a public health measure.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472024000100458&lng=en&tlng=enNursingOffice NursingSARS-CoV-2Prisoners
spellingShingle Gláucia Oliveira Abreu Batista Meireles
Ketllen Raiara Ferreira Santos Freires
Cácia Régia de Paula
Águeda Maria Ruiz Zimmer Cavalcante
Leticia Cortaza Ramírez
Márcia Alves Dias de Matos
Nara Rubia de Freitas
Marcos André de Matos
Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem
Nursing
Office Nursing
SARS-CoV-2
Prisoners
title Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
title_full Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
title_fullStr Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
title_full_unstemmed Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
title_short Specific admission nursing consultation for SARS-CoV-2 in prison units: prevalence and associated factors
title_sort specific admission nursing consultation for sars cov 2 in prison units prevalence and associated factors
topic Nursing
Office Nursing
SARS-CoV-2
Prisoners
url http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1983-14472024000100458&lng=en&tlng=en
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