The COVID-19 pandemic, emergency aid and social work in Brazil

Garcia, Maria Lúcia Teixeira; Pandolfi, Aline Fardin; Leal, Fabíola Xavier; Stocco, Aline Faé; Borrego, Arelys Esquenazi; Borges, Rodrigo Es; Oliveira, Edineia Figueira dos Anjos; Lang, Aline Em; Andrade, Cenira Oliveira; Salazar, Silvia Neves; Menandro, Leila Mt; Spolander, Gary

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“…In addition, the impacts of the pandemic on behaviours and health vary around the world and according to the strategies adopted by different countries to mitigate or eliminate the virus [ 5 , 44 , 45 ]. In Brazil, the pandemic started in a context of political and economic crisis, which led the less favoured socioeconomic strata and the youngest individuals to be the most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak [ 33 , 46 ].…”

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Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

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The Covid-19 pandemic is related to increased alcohol consumption and smoking. These behaviors may be related to several sociodemographic, behavioral and mental health factors. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the association between alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking with sociodemographic, behavioral and mental health characteristics. This study used data from two population-based studies conducted in two cities from Southern Brazil amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Individuals aged 18 years or older were included and selected using a multistage sampling procedure. Alcohol consumption and smoking and changes in such consumption during the Covid-19 pandemic were evaluated. Sociodemographic, behavioral, pandemic-related, and mental health variables were also included. A hierarchical model was used to conduct the adjusted analyses, and Poisson regression with robust adjustment was used for variance. A total of 2170 individuals were studied. The prevalence of alcohol consumption and smoking were 9.3% and 14.2%, respectively. The rates of increase in alcohol consumption and smoking during the Covid-pandemic were about 20% and 30%, respectively. They were higher among those with depressive symptoms, feeling of sadness and self-reported stress. Those with poor diet quality had higher prevalence of alcohol consumption (PR: 1.82) and were 1.58 times more likely to smoke. The findings may help stakeholders in health and political systems to better understand the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic and develop strategies to mitigate these consequences in Brazil and elsewhere. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10900-022-01085-5.

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Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

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“… Banks et al (2020) argued that the ethical dilemmas stem from the conflicting rights, needs and risks of service users and their families as well as the need for weighing up individual rights and public safety. The pandemic has also urged social workers to re-consider their ethical duties to social justice in terms of addressing social inequalities highlighted and exacerbated by the pandemic ( Garcia et al, 2021 ).…”

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Social Workers’ Sensual Bodies during COVID-19: The Suspended, Displaced and Reconstituted Body in Social Work Practice

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2021

The British Journal of Social Work

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After more than a year living with COVID-19 restrictions, the UK Governments have now published their ‘recovery strategies’ in which social care has been considered as key to plans for post-COVID-19 recovery in England and the devolved nations. Emerging literature has already explored the ethical and practical challenges facing social workers during COVID-19 and how social work practice has been re-created to embrace hybrid ways of working. To add to this discussion, a secondary qualitative data analysis was performed on a subset of data (280 responses submitted by 176 social workers) collected from the British Association of Social Workers’ (BASW) survey on social work during COVID-19, to explore how social workers’ sensual bodies had been responding to challenges arising from the pandemic. Drawing on sociology of senses and social work literature on tacit knowing and practice wisdom, we will present how social workers’ sensual bodies have been suspended, displaced and re-constituted during the first UK national lockdown, leading to sensual compensation and sensual overload that impacted on social workers’ practice. In striving towards a ‘better normal’, we offer key insights to implement hybrid social work practice and protect against the shortfalls that it might bring to the profession.

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“…That was the case of lottery shops, owned home and literacy, and all of them positively affected the variability of reported cases. Lottery shops, which also act as sub-agencies of a public bank, have been used along with Caixa Econômica Federal bank agencies to make the payment of emergency aid to at least 25% of the Brazilian population since April 2020 [ 79 ]. So, the presence of these facilities could have acted as a way for promoting long queues with social distancing not being respected and physical overcrowding between socially vulnerable people [ 80 ].…”

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A spatial-temporal analysis at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants: The case of Recife neighborhoods, Brazil

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The outbreak of COVID-19 has led to there being a worldwide socio-economic crisis, with major impacts on developing countries. Understanding the dynamics of the disease and its driving factors, on a small spatial scale, might support strategies to control infections. This paper explores the impact of the COVID-19 on neighborhoods of Recife, Brazil, for which we examine a set of drivers that combines socio-economic factors and the presence of non-stop services. A three-stage methodology was conducted by conducting a statistical and spatial analysis, including clusters and regression models. COVID-19 data were investigated concerning ten dates between April and July 2020. Hotspots of the most affected regions and their determinant effects were highlighted. We have identified that clusters of confirmed cases were carried from a well-developed neighborhood to socially deprived areas, along with the emergence of hotspots of the case-fatality rate. The influence of age-groups, income, level of education, and the access to essential services on the spread of COVID-19 was also verified. The recognition of variables that influence the spatial spread of the disease becomes vital for pinpointing the most vulnerable areas. Consequently, specific prevention actions can be developed for these places, especially in heterogeneous cities.

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The COVID-19 pandemic, emergency aid and social work in Brazil

Cited by 12 publications

References 3 publications

Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

Alcohol Consumption and Smoking During Covid-19 Pandemic: Association with Sociodemographic, Behavioral, and Mental Health Characteristics

Social Workers’ Sensual Bodies during COVID-19: The Suspended, Displaced and Reconstituted Body in Social Work Practice

A spatial-temporal analysis at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and its determinants: The case of Recife neighborhoods, Brazil

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