Heroines and heroes of the pandemic? (In) visible violence at work in the health professionals in the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the aspects of violence at work (structural, illnesses and deaths and stigma/discrimination) of Brazilian health professionals in the Covid-19 pandemic, through analyzes of Brazilian journalistic media. Methodology: Qualitative analysis of reports reported in two Brazilian news websites (G1 and Uol), within the period from April 20th to 30th in 2020, by using the words "Covid-19 and professional *";10 reports were selected, whose witch focus predominantly violence and health aspects of healthcare professionals during the pandemic. We used thematic content analysis to explore the journalistic material found. Results: violence is related to the intensification of work, in views of the increased demands for health care;shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and human resources to face the pandemic, illnesses and deaths by Covid-19, as well as difficulties in producing data on this matter;experiences of stigmas and discrimination because they are "possible spreaders of the virus";health professionals feel guilty and afraid of contaminating their families. Conclusion: there are impacts of structural violence at work, experiences of illnesses and deaths of professionals, stigma and discrimination, which corroborate the health care needs.