This article aims to analyze the profile of people with disabilities among the cases noti-fied by the COVID-19 panel of Espírito Santo and the possible associations with the positive result of the COVID-19 test. Descriptive cross-sectional study among people with disabilities with positive and negative tests for the diagnosis of COVID-19. Associations of epidemiological and clinical vari-ables were performed using the chi-square test and logistic regression models to estimate the odds ratio. Lethality rate of COVID-19 was 4.9% (175 cases) in the group of people with disabil-ities, and 3% (3,016) in the group without dis-abilities. People with disabilities, male (OR=1.34; 95%CI 1.22-1.47), race/black color (OR=1.55; 95%CI 1.09-2.20), and those who were hospital-ized (OR=2.27; 95%CI 1.71-3.02) were associated with positive tests for COVID-19. The pandemic emphasizes the need to create specific legal care mechanisms and targeted public policies for this population.
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de Melo, D. C. F., Siqueira, P. C., Maciel, E. L. N., Delcarro, J. C. S., Robaina, I. M. M., Jabor, P. M., … Zandonade, E. (2022). People with Disabilities and COVID-19 in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil: between invisibility and lack of Public Policies. Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 27(11), 4203–4212. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-812320222711.08232022EN
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