Adherence to social isolation in the Covid-19 pandemic among primary school teachers in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Authors

  • Cássio de Almeida Lima Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-8226
  • Celina Aparecida Gonçalves Lima Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes)
  • Ana Júlia Soares Oliveira Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6248-4053
  • Priscylla Guimarães Silva Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes)
  • Wesley Miranda Lourenço de Freitas Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes)
  • Desirée Sant'Ana Haikal Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0331-0747
  • Rosângela Ramos Veloso Silva Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3329-8133
  • Marise Fagundes Silveira Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8821-3160

Keywords:

School teachers. Social isolation. Coronavirus infections. Covid-19. Epidemiology.

Abstract

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of adherence to social isolation and to verify associated factors during the pandemic of COVID 19 among teachers in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 15.641 teachers. A digital form was applied for data collection. Descriptive analyses of the variables were conducted, which included adherence to social isolation, sociodemographic characteristics, occupational factors, and self-reported health conditions. Poisson regression model with robust variance was used and prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated, with 95% confidence intervals.  The prevalence of adherence to social isolation was estimated at 79.8%, and the associated factors were: female gender; age 60 years or older; living with a spouse; longer working hours; difficulty sleeping; feeling sad; and pathologies such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and respiratory diseases. There was a significant prevalence of adherence to social isolation measures among teachers, and that adherence is associated with sociodemographic characteristics, occupational factors and health conditions of education professionals.

 

Published

2022-07-06

How to Cite

1.
Lima C de A, Lima CAG, Oliveira AJS, Silva PG, Freitas WML de, Haikal DS, et al. Adherence to social isolation in the Covid-19 pandemic among primary school teachers in Minas Gerais, Brazil . Saúde debate [Internet]. 2022 Jul. 6 [cited 2025 Mar. 15];46(especial 1 mar):181-93. Available from: https://revista.saudeemdebate.org.br/sed/article/view/5694