Reports from the frontline: health workers describe COVID-19 risks and fears in five cities in Brazil

• Main Authors: Carl Kendall (Author), Ana Ecilda Lima Ellery (Author), Nivaldo Carneiro Junior (Author), Rosane da Silva Santana (Author), Luciane Nascimento Cruz (Author), Mírian Cohen (Author), Marto Leal (Author), Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima (Author), Maria Amélia de Sousa Mascena Veras (Author), Maria de Fátima Pessoa Militão de Albuquerque (Author), Karla Valéria Batista Lima (Author), Celina Maria Turchi Martelli (Author), Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health providers are under unprecedented pressures to perform in the COVID-19 health crisis and under unprecedented risks. We initiated a large mixed-method survey of health professionals in five large metropolitan areas in Brazil to document the risks and needs of health profess...