Prevalence of COVID-19 Complications during a Program of Homeopathic Camphora Officinalis Distribution to City Populations of Santa Catarina, Brazil: An Ecological Study.
| Autor: | de Vilhena EC; Commit Medical Consulting, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Coutracos NRT; Research Center, University Paulista - UNIP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Coimbra EN; University Hospital, Federal University of Alagoas - UFAL, Maceió, AL, Brazil., Denez KB; Department of Homeopathic Pharmacy, Brazilian Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists - ABFH, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Oliveira AP; Department of Pharmaceuticals and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Holandino C; Department of Pharmaceuticals and Medicines, Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., de Campos VEB; Faculty of Biology and Health Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Peres GB; Research Center, University Paulista - UNIP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Bonamin LV; Research Center, University Paulista - UNIP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Homeopathy : the journal of the Faculty of Homeopathy [Homeopathy] 2024 Jul 10. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 10. |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0044-1786511 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, was declared a pandemic in March 2020, posing significant challenges globally. Homeopathy has historical relevance in epidemic management. In response, the government of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, distributed Camphora 1M as a potential prophylactic intervention for COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the possible effects of Camphora 1M as an adjunctive prophylactic measure in managing COVID-19, focusing on mortality and hospitalization rates, during the period April 28 to July 31, 2020, within designated COVID-19 in-patient units in Santa Catarina. Methods: An ecological study design was applied to this epidemiological research. Five case municipalities (Itajaí, Atalanta, Entre Rios, Rio do Campo, Trombudo Central) were compared with five control municipalities (São José, Galvão, Pedras Grandes, Grão-Pará, Ascurra). Results: No statistically significant differences were observed in predictor variables between municipalities that received Camphora 1M and the respective controls. Similarly, no statistically significant differences were observed in outcomes: deaths ( p = 0.879), hospitalized cases ( p = 0.537), daily ward admissions ( p = 0.730) and ICU admissions ( p = 0.072). Conclusion: For the first wave of the pandemic in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, city-wide distribution of Camphora 1M was not associated with reduced numbers, severity or mortality among the population hospitalized in designated public hospitals for COVID-19. Competing Interests: None declared. (Faculty of Homeopathy. This article is published by Thieme.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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