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This bibliometric analysis aims to analyze the global scientific production of COVID-19 and vaccines. First, a search for scientific articles was performed using the advanced query in the Web of Science™ database, more precisely in its core collection, on 18 February 2023. Data from 7754 articles were analyzed using the Bibliometrix R package and the Biblioshiny application. The evaluated articles were published mainly in 2022 (60%). The scientific journals that published the most about COVID-19 and vaccines were "Vaccines", "Vaccine" and "Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics". The University of Oxford was the most productive institution, with the authors of the articles mainly originating from the United States, China and the United Kingdom. The United States, despite having carried out the most significant number of collaborations, published mainly with local researchers. The 15 most cited articles and the KeyWords Plus™ evidenced the focus of the published articles on the safety and efficacy of vaccines against COVID-19, as well as on the evaluation of vaccine acceptance, more specifically on vaccine hesitancy. Research funding came primarily from US government agencies.
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COVID-19 , Vaccines , Humans , COVID-19/prevention & control , COVID-19 Vaccines/therapeutic use , Bibliometrics , VaccinationABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Since the beginning of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, studies have shown that this disease has affected the male population on a significant scale in various parts of the world, making men one of the main risk groups. OBJECTIVE: To analyze the clinical and epidemiological characteristics and experiences of illness in men with COVID-19. DESIGN AND SETTING: A mixed sequential-explanatory study with cross-sectional and exploratory-descriptive approaches. METHOD: Data was collected from a small municipality located in the central-north region of the state of Bahia, Brazil. Primary quantitative data was extracted from compulsory notification forms from 598 men. Qualitative data from individual interviews of 30 men was analyzed by the Discourse of the Collective Subject method. RESULTS: The findings identified the characterization of reports of suspected and confirmed cases of COVID-19 in men, the organization of the healthcare system, and strategies for the control and combat of COVID-19 directed towards the men of the investigated municipality. They revealed the clinical characteristics based on the collective discourse of men with COVID-19. CONCLUSION: In men, the individual experience of disease explicitly explains the clinical markers of COVID-19 expressed by the self-reported syndromic approach. Additionally, this understanding also explains the behaviors observed in their search for health care, as well as the adoption of prevention and control measures and therapies recommended by health professionals.
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COVID-19 , Male , Humans , Cross-Sectional Studies , Pandemics , Health Personnel , Brazil/epidemiologySubject(s)
Humans , Research/trends , Information Seeking Behavior , COVID-19 , Brazil , Online Systems , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
Introducción: En las prácticas laborales de los trabajadores de la salud, los riesgos laborales se desarrollan principalmente en el entorno hospitalario, y estos profesionales están expuestos habitualmente a múltiples riesgos. Objetivo: Reflexionar sobre los riesgos laborales que involucran a los trabajadores de la salud en la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19). Métodos: Es un ensayo cualitativo teórico-reflexivo, basado en literatura nacional e internacional. La búsqueda de estudios fue posible debido a la elección de descriptores controlados: "Riesgos laborales", "Personal de salud", "Infecciones por coronavirus", "Coronavirus", y extensas bases de datos latinoamericanas e internacionales. Se han incluido las producciones publicadas en los últimos cinco años. Resultados: El escenario de la pandemia de COVID-19 causa incertidumbres a los trabajadores de la salud que trabajan en la primera línea para hacer frente al virus. Las características epidemiológicas del nuevo coronavirus y cómo actúa a largo plazo no se conocen por completo. Por lo tanto, los riesgos laborales en los que están involucrados los trabajadores se han exacerbado a veces, en vista del nivel de infectividad que tiene el virus, además de sus consecuencias para la salud física y mental de toda la sociedad. Conclusiones: Es esencial conocer y controlar los riesgos a los que están expuestos los trabajadores de la salud y, por lo tanto, establecer estrategias de prevención y minimización de enfermedades.(AU)