PERFIL SOCIODEMOGRÁFICO E DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DE PESSOAS ASSINTOMÁTICAS PARA COVID-19 EM UM MUNICÍPIO DE MINAS GERAIS.

The objective of this paper is to evaluate the sociodemographic profile and spatial distribution of positive asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 in Poços de Caldas. The sample was calculated with a confidence level of 95% (z=1.96), sampling error of 5% and design effect (deff) of 1.2. The selection was performed by the double-stage cluster technique. Logistic regression models were used, and spatial analysis was done by the Arcgis desktop software 10.8. The prevalence of asymptomatic positives among the 1,222 participants increased from 2.2% (95% CI: 0.8%-3.6%) in the first stage to 5.3% (95% CI: 3.1%-7.5%) in the third. There were more positive results among women (OR=2.36; CI95: 1.03-5.40), with lower educational level (OR= 2.30; IC95%: 1.22-4.34), and who were left without income in the pandemic (OR=3.78; IC95%: 1.59-9.03). The positive cases were located close to the access roads. There was a difference in the prevalence of the disease according to sociodemographic characteristics, and the highways played a key role in these dissemination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]