Identification of vulnerability factors for loss of employment in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil

• Grant number: 21/09472-9
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 01, 2021
• End date: October 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Tatiana de Oliveira Sato
• Grantee: Jessica Andrade Cardoso Scotti Ferreira
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought several social impacts, one of them being unemployment. Some aspects may be associated with job loss, highlighting the region of the country and the worker's characteristics, such as gender, age, education level, marital status, and having children. Objective: to verify the association between job loss and country region, sex, age, education level, marital status, and having children, in Brazilian workers in the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: this is a cross-sectional study with workers from different occupations. Data were obtained through an online form (Google Forms) from June to September 2020. Data analysis will be performed descriptively and through binomial logistic regression analysis in the SPSS program to identify the association between a loss of employment and the region of the country and characteristics of the worker. Expected results: It is expected to find a significant association between job loss and the investigated variables. (AU)