Economic Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic among Dentists in One of the Poorest Brazilian States: A Cross-Sectional Study
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
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23: e220174, 2023. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
| LILACS, BBO
| ID: biblio-1529129
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective:
To analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on dentists' income and to identify associated factors in one of the poorest Brazilian states. Material andMethods:
A cross-sectional study including dentists who volunteered to answer an electronic questionnaire in Maranhão. Hierarchical multinomial logistic regression analyses were performed, estimating crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) and respective 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) (alpha=5%).Results:
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the professionals´ income negatively [55.44% (50.26-60.52%)] and also positively [6.9% (4.55-9.94%)]. The negative impact on income was greater among male dentists (OR=2.54; 95%CI 1.16-5.53), over 30 years of age (OR=3.03; 95%CI 1.34-6.87), with family income below two minimum wages (OR=4.63; 95%CI 1.50-14.30), who worked in the continent instead of in the capital island (OR=2.21; 95%CI 1.14-4.29) and in the private sector (OR=31.43; 95%CI 11.59-85.22). Moreover, those who had been tested for COVID-19, with a negative result, had a 21.3-fold greater chance of having an increased household income when compared to those who had not been tested.Conclusion:
The COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacted the dentists' income in Maranhão, especially the older, males, with lower incomes, and who worked in the private sector, living far from the capital. The SUS played an important role in the social protection of dentists during the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigating the economic impacts on the public sector working class.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Salarios y Beneficios
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Sistema Único de Salud
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Evaluación Económica en Salud
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Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Pesqui. bras. odontopediatria clín. integr
Asunto de la revista:
Odontología
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Federal University of Maranhão/BR
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Federal University of Paraíba/BR
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Federal University of Pernambuco/BR
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