SARS-CoV-2 in Brazil and the psychosocial repercussions on male health: a socio-historical study

Anderson Reis de Sousa; Thiago Da Silva Santana; Emanuel Missias Silva Palma; Alvaro Francisco de Sousa; Wanderson Carneiro Moreira; Murilo Fernandes Rezende; Magno Conceição das Merces

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.687

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Anderson Reis de Sousa Universidade Federal da Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8534-1960
Thiago Da Silva Santana Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0987-0814
Emanuel Missias Silva Palma Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública
Alvaro Francisco de Sousa Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2710-2122
Wanderson Carneiro Moreira Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2474-1949
Murilo Fernandes Rezende Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6262-9299
Magno Conceição das Merces Universidade do Estado da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.687

Keywords:

Pandemics, Coronavirus infections, Men's Health, Masculinity, Health Assistance

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the psychosomal repercussions of the pandemic of the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) on the health of men residing in Brazil. Method: Qualitative socio-historical study carried out with 200 men through an online survey between March and April across the country. The data were submitted to methodological analysis by the Collective Subject Discourse and anchored in the theoretical framework of epidemic disease proposed by Charles Rosemberg. Results: The repercussions evidenced were the changes and the emergence of new habits due to the pandemic; malaise in the family; damage to affective and sexual relationships; damage to marital relations; job insecurity and psychological distress. Conclusion: The pandemic context of the new Coronavirus brought repercussions of different dimensions that compromised the health of men residing in Brazil.