Estigmas vivenciados por profissionais de saúde que positivaram para o COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 is an infectious disease with respiratory repercussion of high magnitude. The rapid form of transmission and the outbreak of the disease exposed health professionals to extreme physical burdens and psychological challenges. Among the many problems faced by these professionals, the literature has pointed out that stigma has generated impacts on the lives of these professionals around the world. The objective of this study is to describe the stigmata and verify the associated factors among health professionals tested positive for coronavirus. To this end, two products were written that sought to account for the proposed objectives. The first study is an integrative review of the literature conducted in February 2021 aimed at analyzing the national and international scientific production on stigmata experienced by health professionals during the COVID pandemic19 and understand what measures have been taken to lessen the effects of stigma on the lives of these professionals. The Pubmed, Scientific Electronic Library Online and Virtual Health Library databases were investigated. It was noted that there is an incipience of studies that address the theme, demonstrating the need for further investigations into experiences of stigma experienced by health professionals. The second product aimed to verify the factors associated with stigmata experienced by health professionals working on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic and infected by SARS-Cov-2 in Vitória da Conquista- Bahia. The results showed that 46.36% of the health workers interviewed reported having experienced stigma, lower among those aged 40 years (OR= 0.23; 95%CI= 0.08-0.72) and those of the male gender (OR= 0.17; 95%CI= 0.06-0.46). Thus, the results presented throughout these studies reinforce the need to broaden the discussion on worker’s health, considering the impacts of the stigma experienced by health professional.