0323/2020 - Impacto e tendência da COVID-19 no sistema penitenciário do Brasil: Um estudo ecológico Impact and trend of COVID-19 on the Brazilian penitentiary system: An ecological study
Given the rapid spread of new coronavirus in the prison system, this study aimed to identify spatial clusters for the occurrence of COVID-19 in the prison populationand analyze the temporal trend of confirmed cases in the penitentiary system in Brazil. An ecological study which considered as units of analysis the five macro-regions of Brazil, its 26 states, and the Federal District. The population was composed of all confirmed cases of COVID-19,April 14 to August 31, 2020. The data source used was the Monitoring Panel for COVID-19 cases in the prison systems of the National Penitentiary Department. Descriptive analysis, scanning statistics, and time trend analysis were performed. During the study period, 18,767 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the prison population, of which 4,724 occurred in the state of São Paulo. The scanning statistics enabled the identification of 14 spatial risk clusters for COVID-19 in the PPL, being the highest risk cluster formed by the Federal District. Although the country ends the series with a decreasing behavior, it is observed that in the investigation period the trend showed a mostly increasing behavior. The need for mass testing, monitoring and continuous registration of COVID-19 cases in the country’s prison population is evident.
Impact and trend of COVID-19 on the Brazilian penitentiary system: An ecological study
Resumo (abstract):
Given the rapid spread of new coronavirus in the prison system, this study aimed to identify spatial clusters for the occurrence of COVID-19 in the prison populationand analyze the temporal trend of confirmed cases in the penitentiary system in Brazil. An ecological study which considered as units of analysis the five macro-regions of Brazil, its 26 states, and the Federal District. The population was composed of all confirmed cases of COVID-19,April 14 to August 31, 2020. The data source used was the Monitoring Panel for COVID-19 cases in the prison systems of the National Penitentiary Department. Descriptive analysis, scanning statistics, and time trend analysis were performed. During the study period, 18,767 cases of COVID-19 were reported in the prison population, of which 4,724 occurred in the state of São Paulo. The scanning statistics enabled the identification of 14 spatial risk clusters for COVID-19 in the PPL, being the highest risk cluster formed by the Federal District. Although the country ends the series with a decreasing behavior, it is observed that in the investigation period the trend showed a mostly increasing behavior. The need for mass testing, monitoring and continuous registration of COVID-19 cases in the country’s prison population is evident.
Crispim, Juliane de Almeida, Ramos, A.C.V, Berra, T.Z, Santos, M.S, Santos, F.L, Seles, L.A, Costa, F.B.P, Arcêncio, R.A. Impacto e tendência da COVID-19 no sistema penitenciário do Brasil: Um estudo ecológico. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2020/out). [Citado em 23/01/2025].
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