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- Title
Comparison of beriberi cases in indigenous and non-indigenous people, Brazil, 2013 to 2018.
- Authors
Martins Assunção, Anne Karine; dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco, Maria; de Sousa Santos, Thiago; da Silva Brito Costa, Silmery; de Jesus Dias Júnior, José; Borges Araújo Frota, Maria Tereza; Carneiro Alves de Oliveira, Bruno Luciano; dos Santos, Alcione Miranda
- Abstract
Beriberi is the clinical manifestation of severe and prolonged thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency. It is a neglected disease that affects low-income populations facing food and nutrition insecurity. The aim of this study was to compare cases of beriberi among indigenous and non-indigenous people in Brazil. We conducted a cross-sectional study using data on cases of beriberi during the period July 2013-September 2018 derived from beriberi notification forms available on the FormSUS platform. Cases in indigenous and non-indigenous patients were compared using the chi-squared test or Fisher's exact test, adopting a significance level of 0.05. A total of 414 cases of beriberi were reported in the country during the study period, 210 of which (50.7%) were among indigenous people. Alcohol consumption was reported by 58.1% of the indigenous patients and 71.6% of the non-indigenous patients (p = 0.004); 71.0% of the indigenous patients reported that they consumed caxiri, a traditional alcoholic drink. Daily physical exertion was reported by 76.1% of the indigenous patients and 40.2% of the non-indigenous patients (p < 0.001). It is concluded that beriberi disproportionately affects indigenous people and is associated with alcohol consumption and physical exertion.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; INDIGENOUS peoples of South America; PUBLIC health surveillance; INDIGENOUS peoples; FISHER exact test; VITAMIN B deficiency; VITAMIN B1; BEVERAGES; CHI-squared test
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 7, p1993
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-81232023287.16422022EN