Introduction:

COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that spread worldwide in early 2020. One year and seven months after the beginning of the global spread of the disease, the number of confirmed cases in Brazil exceeds 21 million and 601 thousand deaths recorded. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in an academic community.

Method:

Observational study, with a cross-sectional design, carried out in the academic community of a Public State University in Northern Paraná. 157 people participated, including professors, academics and university agents. The dependent variable was the presence of total antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

Results:

The prevalence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in academics and employees of a public university in the North region of Paraná was 7%. In the bivariate analysis of factors associated with the presence of antibodies, teachers, people who had close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19, fever, muscle pain, cough, sore throat, anosmia and ageusia, were the characteristics that were most associated with the disease. presence of antibodies.

Conclusion:

It was found that 7% of the academic community studied had antibodies against COVID-19.

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