48% think the Ministry of Health’s action against dengue is insufficient

The work of the Ministry of Health in combating dengue is considered insufficient by almost half (48%) of the population. They consider that the institution headed by Nísia Trinidade does a good job “enough”39% of Brazilians.

There are still another 13% who were unable to evaluate the agency’s management of the epidemic. The data is from research PowerDate held from March 23 to 25, 2024.

The Minister of Health, Nísia Trindade, was publicly charged by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) in relation to combating the disease. In a ministerial meeting held on March 18, the 1st of this year and the 5th of the PT administration, Lula assessed that the vaccination campaign against the disease is being poorly executed.

Brazil is experiencing the worst scenario for the disease this century. This year alone, the country has recorded more than 2.3 million probable cases of the disease and 831 people have died from complications from the virus.

Health also faces criticism due to the situation of the 6 federal hospitals in Rio de Janeiro. With almost 20% of their total capacity closed, the units have degraded rooms, equipment and materials.

The research was carried out by PowerDategroup company Poder360 Journalism, with its own resources. Data was collected from March 23 to 25, 2024, through calls to cell phones and landlines. There were 2,500 interviews in 202 municipalities in the 27 units of the Federation. The margin of error is 2 percentage points. The confidence interval is 95%.

To reach 2,500 interviews that proportionally fill (as they appear in society) the groups by sex, age, income, education and geographic location, the PowerDate makes tens of thousands of phone calls. Often, there are more than 100 thousand calls until interviewees are found that faithfully represent the population as a whole. Find out more about the methodology by reading this text.

EVALUATION OF THE MINISTRY X APPROVAL OF THE GOVERNMENT

The negative perception of the ministry’s work in combating dengue fluctuates around half of the population, regardless of voters’ assessment of the government. But it is louder among those who say “to approve” Lula’s administration. It’s 50%. Among those who disapprove of the PT administration, the percentage drops to 45%.

STRATIFICATION

O Power360 stratifies the data by demographic groups (gender, age, region, education and income):

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METHODOLOGY

The search PowerDate was carried out from March 23 to 25, 2024. 2,500 people aged 16 or over were interviewed in 202 municipalities in the 27 units of the Federation. Parametric weighting was applied to compensate for disproportionalities in the variables of sex, age, level of education, region and income. The margin of error is 2 percentage points, plus or minus.

The interviews were carried out by telephone (for landlines and cell phones), using the URA system (Audible Response Unit), in which the interviewee listens to recorded questions and responds using the device’s keyboard. The study’s confidence interval is 95%.

To make reading easier, the search results have been rounded. Because of this process, it is possible that the sum of some of the results is different from 100. Differences between the total frequencies and percentages in variable crossing tables may appear due to non-response occurrences. This study was carried out with the company’s own resources. PowerDatea research company that is part of the media group Power360 Journalism.