Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and economic class, race/skin color and social distancing in Brazilian university students

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2021.185857

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SARS-CoV-2, Economic status, Ethnicity, Race

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the association between diagnosis of COVID-19 and the economic class, race/skin color, and adherence to social distancing in Brazilian university students. Methods: This is a nationwide cross-sectional study carried out with online questionnaires applied to Brazilian university students, at 94 universities in the public and private education network. Self-reported age, sex, economic class data, race/skin color, COVID-19 diagnosis, and adherence to social distancing measures were collected. Results: 5,984 individuals were evaluated. No significant association was found between the diagnosis of COVID-19 and economic class and race/skin color in the multivariable analysis. However, we observed that there were significant associations between the diagnosis of COVID-19 and partial adherence to social distancing, with leaving home only for going to work (PR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.10–1.66; p < 0.01) and with non-adherence to social distancing (PR: 1.96; 95% CI: 1.29–2.97; p <0.01). Conclusion: The diagnosis of COVID-19 was associated with age, non-adherence and partial adherence to social distancing measures in Brazilian university students, but was not associated with race/skin color and economic class.

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  • André Eduardo da Silva Júnior, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

    Nutricionista. Mestrando em Ciências

  • Mateus de Lima Macena, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Nutricionista. Mestrando em Nutrição

  • Isabele Rejane de Oliveira Maranhão Pureza, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

    Nutricionista. Doutoranda em Ciências

  • Ana Debora Santos de Oliveira, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Nutricionista. Doutoranda em Ciências

  • Dafiny Rodrigues Silva Praxedes, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Nutricionista. Mestranda em Nutrição

  • Telma Maria Toledo de Menezes Florêncio, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Professora Associada

  • Ana Paula Grotti Clemente, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Professora Adjunta

  • Nassib Bezerra Bueno, Universidade Federal de Alagoas

    Professor Adjunto

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2021-12-30

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Vol. 54 No. 4 (2021)

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Silva Júnior AE da, Macena M de L, Pureza IR de OM, Oliveira ADS de, Praxedes DRS, Florêncio TMT de M, et al. Association between COVID-19 diagnosis and economic class, race/skin color and social distancing in Brazilian university students. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 30 [cited 2025 May 2];54(4):e-185857. Available from: https://revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/185857

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