Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and individual experiences of illness in men with COVID-19: mixed method study.
Sao Paulo Med J
; 140(6): 798-805, 2022.
Article
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| ID: mdl-36043669
ABSTRACT
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 ANDSETTING:
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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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
COVID-19
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Sao Paulo Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil