Adherence to social isolation in the Covid-19 pandemic among primary school teachers in Minas Gerais, Brazil

ABSTRACT

This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of adherence to social isolation and to inves- tigate associated factors during the Covid-19 pandemic among teachers in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study carried out with a sample of 15,641 teachers. A digital form was applied for data collection. Descriptive analyses of the variables were conducted, which included adherence to social isolation, sociodemographic characteristics, occupational factors, and self-reported health conditions. The Poisson regression model with robust variance was used and Prevalence Ratios (PR) were estimated, with 95% confidence intervals. The prevalence of adherence to social isolation was estimated at 79.8%, and the associated factors were: female gender; 60 years old or older; living with a spouse; longer working hours; sleeping difficulty; feeling sad; and pathologies such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and respiratory diseases. There was a significant prevalence of adherence to social isolation measures among teachers, and that adherence is associated with sociodemographic characteristics, occupational factors, and health conditions of education professionals.

KEYWORDS
School teachers; Social isolation; Coronavirus infections; Covid-19; Epidemiology