Abstract

The first recorded cases of COVID 19 in São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) emerged on April 6, 2020. Since then, the Government has implemented strict measures to contain the spread of the virus. In addition, the closure of air space has drastically reduced air transport activities, making it difficult to carry out one of the most important activities in the country, which is Hotel and Catering (Tourism) as well as non-food trade activities.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and social impacts on families have created an urgent need for up-to-date data to help monitor and mitigate the impacts of the crisis and protect the well-being of the least favored in STP society. To monitor how the COVID-19 pandemic affects STP’s economy and population and to substantiate response policies with data, the National Statistical Institute (INE), with technical support from the World Bank, has designed and conducted a telephone Household Monitoring Survey (HMS). With support from the United Nations, the survey was expanded to include a questionnaire aimed at informal businesses.

Geographic coverage

This survey included all districts: Lembá, Lobata, Água Grande, Me Zochi, Cantagalo, Cauê, and the Príncipe Autonomous Region (RAP).

Analysis unit

Household

Universe

Each round of the STP COVID-19 HMS has ONE RESPONDENT per household. The respondent was the household head or a knowledgeable adult household member. The respondent must be a member of the household.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The STP COVID-19 HMS sample consists of a subsample of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) carried out by INE in collaboration with UNICEF in 2019. Households with access to a telephone are represented in the HMS, covering urban and rural areas in all STP regions. The HMS called all households with a valid telephone number listed in MICS, completing 1,025 interviews (413 in rural areas and 612 in urban areas).

Among the 3,426 households interviewed in the MICS 2019, 1,400 (40.8%) provided at least one phone number. From these, 1,081 were successfully contacted by INE interviewers and 1,025 accepted and answered all the questions made in the first round of the HMS.

To mitigate bias in a sample that contains only households with a working telephone, a procedure for adjusting the sample weights was carried out using the Propensity Score Weighting (PSW) methodology. Following this procedure, the HMS results were brought closer to the national representativeness of surveys carried out in person, such as MICS 2019.

Mode of data collection

Computer Assisted Personal Interview [capi]

Research instrument

The questionnaire is structured and available for download in Portuguese, under the Documentation tab.

Cleaning operations

Data Cleaning The data cleaning process was done in two main stages. The first stage was to ensure proper quality control during the fieldwork. This was achieved in part by incorporating validation and consistency checks into the Survey Solutions application used for the data collection and designed to highlight many of the errors that occurred during the fieldwork. The second stage of cleaning involved a comprehensive review of the final raw data following the first stage cleaning. Every variable was examined individually for (1) consistency with other sections and variables, (2) out of range responses, and (3) formatting. Some minor errors remain in the data where the diagnosis and/or solution were unclear to the data cleaning team.

Response rate

Sample size was 1,400 households, of which 1,025 completed the forms in full.

Contratações emergenciais relacionadas ao Coronavírus, nos termos da Lei Federal nº 13.979, de 6 de fevereiro de 2020, contendo nome do contratado, CNPJ, objeto, valor, processo de compra, datas de início e fim e órgão contratante.

Background and aimPatients diagnosed with cancer, particularly those with hematologic malignancies, frequently exhibit a state of immunosuppression. Currently, there remains a scarcity of dependable biomarkers for assessing the severity of COVID-19 in individuals with hematologic malignancies. We conducted a retrospective study of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) who had contracted COVID-19. The aim was to offer a reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment.MethodsA total of 71 patients with HM-confirmed COVID-19 were enrolled from December 2022 to May 2023. Clinical symptoms, laboratory findings, and treatment approaches were collected and documented. Patients were classified into survival and death groups based on their COVID-19 outcomes, and statistical analysis was performed on the clinical data from both groups.ResultsAmong the 71 patients, 57 (80.3%) were alive, and 14 (19.7%) had died. The mean age of patients in the death group was significantly higher than that of the survival group (51.29 ± 20.76 vs. 49.47 ± 13.04, P=0.030). The proportion of patients receiving mechanical ventilation was significantly higher in the death group (P<0.001). The mortality rate was significantly higher in the critically severe group compared to the mild, moderate, and severe groups (P<0.001). Correlation analysis revealed that certain laboratory indicators lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH), albumin (ALB), creatine kinase (CK), troponin T (TnT), N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and fibrin degradation product (FDP), which exhibited significant differences between groups, were significantly correlated with COVID-19-related mortality (all P<0.05). The Cox proportional hazards model indicated that LDH was an independent risk factor associated with the prognosis of HM-confirmed COVID-19.ConclusionPatients with hematologic malignancies suffer severe morbidity and mortality due to COVID-19 infection. LDH may serve as a risk factor associated with prognosis in the treatment of COVID-19. Monitoring variations in LDH levels can assist healthcare providers in evaluating disease progression, adjusting treatment plans in a timely manner, and predicting patient outcomes.

Contratações emergenciais relacionadas ao Coronavírus, nos termos da Lei Federal nº 13.979, de 6 de fevereiro de 2020, contendo nome do contratado, CNPJ, objeto, valor, processo de compra, datas de início e fim e órgão contratante.

Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) estimates of employees from UK, EU and rest of the world, by UK region, seasonally adjusted. Ad hoc monthly data, nationality determined using the Migrant Worker Scan. Experimental Statistics.

CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Domestic data was reported at 800.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,000.000 Unit for Aug 2021. CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Domestic data is updated monthly, averaging 2,300.000 Unit from May 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9,300.000 Unit in Jun 2020 and a record low of 800.000 Unit in Sep 2021. CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: ow FS: Information & Communication data was reported at 24,000.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 25,900.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: ow FS: Information & Communication data is updated monthly, averaging 36,700.000 Unit from May 2020 to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57,400.000 Unit in Jun 2020 and a record low of 24,000.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: ow FS: Information & Communication data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G052: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).One individual respondent, aged 16 or over, is selected from each sampled private household to answer questions. Data are gathered on the respondent, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules. Each regular OPN survey consists of two elements. Core questions, covering demographic information, are asked together with non-core questions that vary depending on the module(s) fielded.The OPN collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living. The OPN has expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living.For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the gov.uk OPN Quality and Methodology Information (QMI) webpage.Changes over timeUp to March 2018, the OPN was conducted as a face-to-face survey. From April 2018 to November 2019, the OPN changed to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for module customers.In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held under Secure Access conditions in SN 8635, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, 2019-2023: Secure Access. (See below for information on other Secure Access OPN modules.)From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifted across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remained sustainable. Secure Access OPN modulesBesides SN 8635 (which includes the COVID-19 Module), other Secure Access OPN data includes sensitive modules run at various points from 1997-2019, including Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See the individual studies for further details and information on how to apply to use them.

The non-core questions for this month were: Tobacco consumption (Module 210): this module was asked on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs to help estimate the amount of tobacco consumed as cigarettes. Due to the potentially sensitive nature of the data within this module, cases for respondents aged under 18 have been removed. Well-Being (Module MCZ): this module was asked on behalf of the Office for National Statistics and all questions ask respondents to rate their well-being on a scale of 0-10, where 0 is generally low and 10 high.

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Property data was reported at 23,400.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26,100.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Property data is updated monthly, averaging 53,900.000 Unit from May 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 147,900.000 Unit in Jun 2020 and a record low of 23,400.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data was reported at 174,200.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 174,200.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data is updated monthly, averaging 182,200.000 Unit from Jun 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 207,000.000 Unit in Feb 2021 and a record low of 174,200.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

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The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit organisations and academia).

Data are collected from one individual aged 16 or over, selected from each sampled private household. Personal data include data on the individual, their family, address, household, income and education, plus responses and opinions on a variety of subjects within commissioned modules.

The questionnaire collects timely data for research and policy analysis evaluation on the social impacts of recent topics of national importance, such as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the cost of living, on individuals and households in Great Britain.

From April 2018 to November 2019, the design of the OPN changed from face-to-face to a mixed-mode design (online first with telephone interviewing where necessary). Mixed-mode collection allows respondents to complete the survey more flexibly and provides a more cost-effective service for customers.

In March 2020, the OPN was adapted to become a weekly survey used to collect data on the social impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the lives of people of Great Britain. These data are held in the Secure Access study, SN 8635, ONS Opinions and Lifestyle Survey, Covid-19 Module, 2020-2022: Secure Access.

From August 2021, as coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions were lifting across Great Britain, the OPN moved to fortnightly data collection, sampling around 5,000 households in each survey wave to ensure the survey remains sustainable.

The OPN has since expanded to include questions on other topics of national importance, such as health and the cost of living. For more information about the survey and its methodology, see the ONS OPN Quality and Methodology Information webpage.

Secure Access Opinions and Lifestyle Survey data

Other Secure Access OPN data cover modules run at various points from 1997-2019, on Census religion (SN 8078), cervical cancer screening (SN 8080), contact after separation (SN 8089), contraception (SN 8095), disability (SNs 8680 and 8096), general lifestyle (SN 8092), illness and activity (SN 8094), and non-resident parental contact (SN 8093). See Opinions and Lifestyle Survey: Secure Access for details.

Main Topics:
Each month's questionnaire consists of two elements: core questions, covering demographic information, are asked each month together with non-core questions that vary from month to month.
The non-core questions for this month were:

Tobacco consumption (Module 210): this module was asked on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs to help it estimate the amount of tobacco consumed as cigarettes.
Gambling (Module 372): this module was asked on behalf of HM Revenue and Customs which is interested in collecting information about betting with book-makers, betting exchanges and others taking bets.
Road pricing (Module 347): this module was asked on behalf of the Department for Transport and is in three sections. Section 1 asks about the respondent's usual method of transport. Section 2 is about the most regular journey, journeys to work and other car journeys. Section 3 is about road congestion and alternative methods of charging for road use.
Census testing (Module AA): this module is for the ONS 2011 Census question testing. For a variety of reasons, an increasing number of people these days have more than one home and census users are interested in finding out what second homes are used for. This would be the first time these questions appear on the census and the questions are being piloted to work out the best way to ask them and to examine what types of second homes people might have.
ISAs (Module 375): this module was asked on behalf of the Inland Revenue which is interested in the reasons why people are saving into an Individual Savings Account (ISA) and reasons why people do not have ISAs.

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: Value: Public Administration & Defence data was reported at 5.000 GBP mn in Sep 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.000 GBP mn for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: Value: Public Administration & Defence data is updated monthly, averaging 13.000 GBP mn from May 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 GBP mn in Jul 2020 and a record low of 2.000 GBP mn in May 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: Value: Public Administration & Defence data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: Mining, Quarrying & Utilities data was reported at 1,100.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1,100.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: Mining, Quarrying & Utilities data is updated monthly, averaging 1,000.000 Unit from Jun 2020 to Sep 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,200.000 Unit in Jul 2020 and a record low of 1,000.000 Unit in Apr 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EER: Mining, Quarrying & Utilities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G052: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Property data was reported at 428,300.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 428,300.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Property data is updated monthly, averaging 432,200.000 Unit from Jun 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 437,400.000 Unit in Feb 2021 and a record low of 428,300.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: Property data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Information & Communication data was reported at 47,800.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53,500.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Information & Communication data is updated monthly, averaging 97,000.000 Unit from May 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 217,100.000 Unit in Jun 2020 and a record low of 47,800.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Information & Communication data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Transport & Storage data was reported at 90,600.000 Unit in Sep 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 110,900.000 Unit for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Transport & Storage data is updated monthly, averaging 159,400.000 Unit from May 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 392,800.000 Unit in Jun 2020 and a record low of 90,600.000 Unit in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: ow FS: Transport & Storage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).

United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: TuR: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data was reported at 2.000 % in Sep 2021. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 % for Aug 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: TuR: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data is updated monthly, averaging 6.500 % from Jun 2020 (Median) to Sep 2021, with 16 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.000 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 2.000 % in Sep 2021. United Kingdom CJRS Claims: To-Date: EEN: TuR: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by HM Revenue & Customs. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.G077: Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme: SIC 2007 (Discontinued).