Time of permanence in laboral activity in employees of a fitness center during the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Background/objective: Maintaining the functioning of the fitness centers during the Covid-19 pandemic can provide economic benefits, as well as important advantages for the promotion of the population's health. The objective of this study was to identify the length of time of permanence on work activities for employees of a fitness center, which uses biosafety protocols, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: The sample consisted of 64 employees from a fitness center in the city of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil who were followed up from August 11, 2020 to March 1, 2021 (200 days). The data were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier survival curves. The comparison of the time curves in days, considering each variable selected until the occurrence of leave from work, in function of a positive test for Covid-19, was done through the statistical test