TABLE 3.
Panorama of SARS‐Cov2 infection and COVID‐19 according to sex. São Paulo state, Brazil, 2020
| Variables | Response categories | n (%) | Females | Males |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Did any test for SARS‐CoV2 /COVID‐19 | Yes | 353 (31.8%) | 253 (31.8%) | 99 (31.6%) |
| No | 758 (68.2%) | 543 (68.2%) | 214 (68.4%) | |
| Type of test (among those who were tested) a | Serology (blood test) | 171 (15.4%) | 123 (15.5%) | 47 (15.0%) |
| Serology (finger stick – fast test) | 94 (8.5%) | 69 (8.7%) | 25 (8.0%) | |
| PCR | 187 (16.8%) | 137 (17.2%) | 50 (16.0%) | |
| Confirmed diagnosis of COVID‐19 / positive SARCOV2 infection test | Yes | 125 (11.3%) | 93 (11.7%) | 32 (10.2%) |
| No | 981 (88.3%) | 701 (88.1%) | 278 (88.8%) | |
| Do not want to answer | 5 (0.5%) | 2 (0.3%) | 3 (1.0%) | |
| Type of infection (among those with confirmed diagnosis) | Asymptomatic | 10 (8%) | 6 (6.5%) | 4 (12.5%) |
| Mild symptomatic | 67 (53.6%) | 53 (57%) | 14 (43.8%) | |
| Strong symptomatic | 42 (33.6%) | 29 (31.2%) | 13 (40.6%) | |
| Severe symptomatic ‐ hospitalised | 6 (4.8%) | 5 (5.4%) | 1 (3.1%) | |
| Isolation level after diagnosis (among those with confirmed diagnosis) | 100% isolated (alone) for 14 days | 33 (26.4%) | 26 (28%) | 7 (21.9%) |
| 100% isolated (alone) for less than 14 days | 9 (7.2%) | 6 (6.5%) | 3 (9.4%) | |
| Continued to live only with people in the residence for 14 days | 70 (56%) | 55 (59.1%) | 15 (46.9%) | |
| Continued to live only with people in the residence for less than 14 days | 7 (5.6%) | 3 (3.2%) | 4 (12.5%) | |
| Not isolated | 6 (4.8%) | 3 (3.2%) | 3 (9.4%) | |
| Sequel of COVID‐19 | Yes | 68 (54.4%) | 50 (53.8%) | 18 (56.2%) |
| No | 57 (45.6%) | 43 (46.2%) | 14 (43.8%) | |
| Number of people you know who had a confirmed diagnosis of covid‐19 | None | 211 (19%) | 147 (18.5%) | 64 (20.4%) |
| Between 1 and 5 people | 600 (54%) | 425 (53.4%) | 174 (55.6%) | |
| Between 6 and 10 people | 210 (18.9%) | 156 (19.6%) | 54 (17.3%) | |
| Between 11 and 20 people | 54 (4.9%) | 45 (5.7%) | 8 (2.6%) | |
| More than 20 people | 30 (2.7%) | 19 (2.4%) | 11 (3.5%) | |
| I do not know | 6 (0.5%) | 4 (0.5%) | 2 (0.6%) | |
| Lost a family member or close to COVID‐19? | Yes | 164 (14.8%) | 109 (13.7%) | 55 (17.6%) |
| No | 945 (85.1%) | 686 (86.2%) | 257 (82.1%) | |
| Do not want to answer | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.3%) | |
| The actions of health authorities in my country are being effective in combating COVID‐19 | I agree | 112 (10.1%) | 74 (9.3%) | 38 (12.1%) |
| Maybe/Not sure | 249 (22.4%) | 179 (22.5%) | 70 (22.4%) | |
| I disagree | 750 (67.5%) | 543 (68.2%) | 205 (65.5%) |
a
It is considered that a participant may have taken more than one test in the period.