Estudio transversal de los impactos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en las minorías sexuales y de género brasileñas

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v11i6.28705

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Población LGBT; Minorías sexuales y de género; COVID-19; La salud mental; Impacto económico.

Resumen

La pandemia de COVID-19 tuvo importantes repercusiones en toda la población, pero algunos grupos, como las minorías sexuales y de género, se vieron afectados de forma desproporcionada. Así, el objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los impactos en la vida social y en la salud mental de las minorías sexuales y de género brasileñas durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Se trata de un estudio transversal online de ámbito nacional realizado entre septiembre y octubre de 2020. Los participantes fueron reclutados por muestreo de conveniencia (snowballing) a través de las redes sociales y sitios web dirigidos a la población LGBT+ mayor de 18 años. Este estudio incluyó a 659 individuos de las cinco regiones brasileñas. Los principales impactos causados por la pandemia de COVID-19 señalados por los participantes fueron la ansiedad (73,5%), el estrés (71%), la soledad (59,6%), los cambios en el patrón de sueño (69%) y la reducción de ingresos (36,9%). Los participantes con bajo nivel educativo mostraron una mayor reducción de los ingresos que los participantes con alto nivel educativo (0,61; IC del 95%: 0,48-0,77) y con altos ingresos (0,46; IC del 95%: 0,34-0,62). Tener bajos ingresos (1,14; IC 95%: 1,03-1,26) y ser lesbiana (1,13; IC 95%: 1,01-1,26) estaban relacionados con los cambios en los patrones de sueño. Los participantes totalmente aislados mostraron altos índices de estrés. La población LGBT+ presentó un alto impacto económico y emocional durante la pandemia de COVID-19. Los resultados de este estudio ponen de manifiesto la necesidad de políticas de salud pública dirigidas a las minorías sexuales y de género.

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BRITO, E. S. .; PEDROTTI, L. G. .; ABREU, C.; BROCHIER, L. S.; GARCIA, L.; NUNNENKAMP, M.; WENDLAND, E.; DORNELLES, T. M. Estudio transversal de los impactos de la pandemia de COVID-19 en las minorías sexuales y de género brasileñas. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 11, n. 6, p. e16611628705, 2022. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v11i6.28705. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/28705. Acesso em: 15 ene. 2025.

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Vol. 11 Núm. 6

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Ciencias de la salud

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