The world has witnessed the accelerated expansion of Covid-19, impacting health systems. The eff ects of Covid-19 contamination are potentially devastating, especially in poor countries. It is in this context that the core of the research is inserted. The objective is to characterize the social, economic conditions and aspects related to the health of the elderly predisposing them to infection by SARS-CoV-2. It is a study with primary data collection, prospective, cross-sectional population-based, exploratory, of quantitative character. The research universe is composed of elderly people of both sexes, with some chronic non-transmissible disease, during the period of 2017-18, living in the city of Barra do Garças, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. As results, it was found that elderly were at risk for developing unfavorable outcomes due to their physiological characteristics as well as their baseline status, an example of which are chronic noncommunicable diseases, social conditions and low literacy. New studies and discoveries will provide a foundation on the theme discussed here.
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