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0319/2023 - Impact of the covid-19 epidemic on mortality in prisons
Impacto da epidemia de covid-19 sobre a mortalidade nas prisões

Author:

• Alexandra Sánchez - Sánchez, A. - <alexandra.sanchez@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5617-1173

Co-author(s):

• Celina Roma Sánchez de Toledo - Toledo, C.R.S - <celinarst@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1121-8411
• Cláudia de Brito - Brito, C. - <claudia.brito@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7982-6918
• Eliane de Lima Pereira - Pereira, E.L - <elpe@mprj.mp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1735-5972
• Thiago Amorim Tostes - Tostes, T.A - <thiago.tostes@mprj.mp.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4169-5410
• Luiz Antonio Bastos Camacho - Camacho, L.A.B - <luizantonio.camacho@fiocruz.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4656-1914
• Bernard Larouze - Larouze, B. - <larouzebernard@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9906-6293


Abstract:

Objective: To evaluate the impact of covid-19 on the mortality of people deprived of their liberty (PDL) in the state of Rio de Janeiro and compare the rates observed with those of the general population. Method: Quantitative, retrospective study that combines analysis of the 2016-2021 historical series of annual mortality rate, sectional study comparing 2016-2017 vs. 2020-2021 and analysis of individual data obtained from primary and secondary sources of information. The standardized mortality ratio between PDL and general population was estimated for the cause groups. Results: Historical series showed an annual drop (13%) in mortality from 2016 to 2019, a trend that was reversed in 2020 due to covid-19, responsible for 20% of total deaths. Of the PDL who died from Covid-19, 54.8% were elderly and/or had comorbidities. Mortality from Covid-19 was similar between PDL and the general population, but mortality from tuberculosis and HIV remained much higher among PDL. Conclusion: The pandemic was probably decisive in reversing the downward trend in mortality observed between 2016 and 2019. The use of mortality as an indicator of health and human rights in prisons by health, justice and civil society organizations implies the improvement of information on PDL in the SIM.

Keywords:

prison, covid-19, mortality, comorbidity, tuberculosis.

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Sánchez, A., Toledo, C.R.S, Brito, C., Pereira, E.L, Tostes, T.A, Camacho, L.A.B, Larouze, B.. Impact of the covid-19 epidemic on mortality in prisons. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2023/Oct). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/impact-of-the-covid19-epidemic-on-mortality-in-prisons/18945?id=18945



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