Vaccination Coverage Against Coronavirus Disease 2019 in People Living on Quilombos in Brazil and Its Association With the Human Development Index and the Quality of the Health System.

ABSTRACT: Since the slavery period in Brazil, the Quilombola population has faced problems related to social vulnerability and poor health. The coronavirus disease (COVID)-19 pandemic has made this social inequality more evident, and the postpandemic scenario has proved even more challenging with the difficult access to basic living conditions, including low vaccination coverage. In view of this, this study aims to present the epidemiological profile of vaccination against COVID-19 in the population living in quilombos in Brazil. An observational study was carried out using information from the National Health Data Network provided by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. Vaccination coverage was correlated with the human development index (HDI) and health quality indicators. In the Quilombola populatio

SUBMITTER: Costa PT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12322944 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature