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ArticleRevista de saude publica2026

Precarious work and Covid-19: repercussions on the health of primary health care workers.

Ticiane Teixeira de Mendonça, Sandra Garrido de Barros, Thais Regis Aranha Rossi, Ana Clara de Rebouças de Carvalho, Denise Nogueira Cruz, Laio Magno, Ines Dourado

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Article in Revista de saude publica, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ticiane Teixeira de MendonçaUniversidade do Estado da Bahia. Departamento de Ciências da Vida. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2144-4618
Sandra Garrido de BarrosUniversidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Odontologia. Departamento de Odontologia Social e Pediátrica. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8255-1230
Thais Regis Aranha RossiUniversidade do Estado da Bahia. Departamento de Ciências da Vida. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2561-088X
Ana Clara de Rebouças de CarvalhoUniversidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Odontologia. Departamento de Odontologia Social e Pediátrica. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3976-1857
Denise Nogueira CruzUniversidade Federal da Bahia. Faculdade de Odontologia. Departamento de Odontologia Social e Pediátrica. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9523-9561
Laio MagnoUniversidade do Estado da Bahia. Departamento de Ciências da Vida. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-0782
Ines DouradoUniversidade Federal da Bahia. Instituto de Saúde Coletiva. Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1675-2146

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo analyze how the Covid-19 pandemic influenced the working conditions and health of primary health care professionals in a health district of a capital city in Northeast Brazil.

methodsThis was a qualitative study using the theoretical framework of the health work process, part of the formative research of the project "Expansion of testing, quarantine, e-health and telemonitoring strategies in the fight against Covid-19 in Brazil" (TQT Project). Data were collected between December 2021 and March 2022 in a health district of a capital city in Northeast Brazil to support the implementation of the aforementioned project. Twenty-two interviews and three focus groups with 19 participants, all health care professionals from the health district under study, were analyzed for their content.

resultsThe pandemic context caused repercussions on working conditions and health, with the effects of precarious working conditions and the implementation of protective measures being highlighted as key elements in the dimension of working conditions. Mental suffering, the impact of gender issues, and post-Covid-19 conditions were identified as the main elements contributing to the illness of the professionals.

conclusionThe evidence set gathered in this study indicates that various stressors emerge or worsen intensely and inseparably among health care professionals, clearly demonstrating the relationship between the pandemic and the health-disease process of these workers. Therefore, it is imperative to reverse the situation of illness among workers in the post-pandemic period to mitigate its effects in the medium and long term.

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COVID-19Health PersonnelPrimary Health CareAdultBrazilFemaleFocus GroupsFrontline WorkersHumansJob SecurityMaleOccupational HealthPandemicsQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2Working Conditions

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PMCPMC13089370

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