The inequality pandemic and its impact on public health

Ana Caroline Guedes Souza Martins,Elidiane de Carvalho Ribeiro, Nadja da Fonseca Veloso, Antônia Roberta Mitre Sampaio, Rodrigo Batista Balieiro, Taiana Moita Koury Alves, Tamilis Feitosa Leal, João Victor Moura Rosa, Wesley Brandão Dias, Denise de Fátima Ferreira Cardoso, Emanuelle da Silva Tavares,Bianca Silva de Brito, Alessandro Souza Silva, Eudes Jose Braga Junior, Chrisla Brena Malheiro Lima, Eris Felipe Santo da Silva, Bruna dos Anjos Medeiros, Amanda Gomes Diniz Pimenta, Bruno Eduardo Godinho Teixeira, Maria Carolina Carvalho Cruz, Monike Karina Macedo Soares, Paulo Victor Caldas Soares, Alda Lima Lemos, Thamyres da Silva Martins, Lauro Vicente Marron da Silva Filho, Amanda Nunes Pinheiro, Soraya Galvão Martins, Bruno Vinicius da Costa Silva, Taynnara de Oliveira do Espírito Santo Cunha,Tereza Cristina Abreu Tavares, Angélica Menezes Bessa Oliveira, Luana Estumano Longhi Bastos, Adriane Maria Bezerra da Silva, Aline Cristyne Nunes Pinheiro,Max José de Aviz Miranda, Alex de Oliveira Vasconcelos, Maria Carolina Oliveira de Lima Santa Rosa, Ana Lúcia da Silva Ferreira, Thalyta Mayssa Paiva das Neves, Paula Carolina Lima de Aviz, Kely da Silva Barros, Jackline Leite de Oliveira, Wilker Silva Alves

COVID-19, Health inequalities, Inequity, Collective Health.

Objective: This study aims to describe, through a bibliographic review, aspects related to the pandemic caused by Sars- Cov-2 and its impacts on public health, from the perspective of inequalities experienced by vulnerable groups.Method:It is an integrative review of the literature through the search for articles in the scientific databases, published in the year 2020. For the treatment of the data, the technique of content analysis was used. 12 complete original articles were selected that answer the central question of the research, which were grouped in tables according to author, title, journal, year of publication, indexation base, objectives, methodologies and evidence. Results: The analysis of the literature shows that the main inequalities addressed were about race, gender, social class, working conditions, food security, weaknesses of the health care network, correlation between social class and comorbidities due to chronic non-communicable diseases and listed measures of facing the pandemic. Conclusion: It is concluded that it is necessary to mobilize at the global, national and regional levels the means to stop the exacerbation of inequalities in their various types, and consequently health.

Received: 27 Oct 2020; Received in revised form: 30 Dec 2020; Accepted: 12 Jan 2021; Available online: 27 Jan 2021

10.22161/ijaers.81.31