ERECTILE/SEXUAL FUNCTION OF FRONTLINE AND NON-FRONTLINE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS IN THE FACE OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

FUNÇÃO ERÉTIL / SEXUAL DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE SAÚDE QUE ATUARAM E QUE NÃO ATUARAM NA LINHA DE FRENTE NA PANDEMIA DE COVID-19: ESTUDO TRANSVERSAL

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Introduction:Pandemic situations such as the crisis experienced by the Coronavirus Disease 2019, pose challenges for healthcare workers and can harm their physical, mental, and sexual health. Knowing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sexual health of health professionals can help to better cope with the situation, as well as allow the formulation of prevention/intervention strategies capable of reducing this impact and guaranteeing the physical, mental and sexual health of these professionals in the performance of their work duties. Aim: This study aims to compare the sexual/erectile function among health professionals who have or have not worked on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the presence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, the sexual frequency and the complaints and the fact of being in social isolation with their partner. Methods: Cross-sectional study that interviewed health professionals of both sexes, older than 18 years, through Google Forms, using the questionnaires Female Sexual Function Index, International Index of Erectile Function, and Impact of Event Scale-Revised, with the investigation of sex life aspects during the pandemic. Spearman correlation, Shapiro-Wilk, Kruskall-Wallis, Chi-squared, and Dwass-Steel-Critchlow-Fligner tests were performed using R software, 2020.