COVID – 19 and the Indigenous Peoples of Maranhão

Abstract

Objective: To describe the prevalence of COVID-19 among the Indigenous Peoples of Maranhão, between March 2020 and September 2021. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study, with a quantitative The The objective was to describe the prevalence of COVID-19 among the Indigenous Peoples of Maranhão, between March 2020 and September 2021. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach, carried out through analysis of secondary data on COVID-19 in the population of the State, collected on the COVID-19 platform, SESAI/MS and on the COVID-19 Notification Registration System platform (e-SUS Notifica). Results: The study observed the evolution of the disease and the susceptibility of these peoples, identifying the mortality rate, the number of positive indigenous people, the total number of deaths among ethnicities and the influence of the presence of comorbidities. Of the total notifications, 2,079 confirmed cases of COVID-19 were identified. The Guajajaras were the ethnic group with the highest percentage of confirmed cases, 64.69%. The village population corresponded to 95.18% of the total cases. Of the 2,079 confirmed cases, 51 died. The General Mortality Rate was set at 1.27 and comorbidities were associated with 25.49% of total deaths. Conclusion: Although the State's Indigenous Peoples live, for the most part, in a context of vulnerability, COVID-19 presented a similar trajectory among the State's general population and the State's indigenous population.