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- Title
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF MORBIMORTALITY DUE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS IN THE BRAZILIAN NORTHEAST.
- Authors
de Souza Júnior, Edison Vitório; Pires Cruz, Diego; Nascimento Caricchio, Giovanna Maria; Alves Soledade de Jesus, Mariana; Narriman Silva de Oliveira Boery, Rita; Nagib Boery, Eduardo
- Abstract
Objective: to describe the epidemiological aspects of morbimortality due Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Brazilian northeast between 2013 and 2017. Methods: descriptive and cross-sectional study with data collected through the hospital information systems. It were selected the variables: federative units, sex, age groups and color/race. Results: it was registered 34.647 hospitalizations in Brazilian northeast. Of these, 4.031 died, corresponding to the mortality of 11,63%. It were evidenced higher morbidity (30,77%) and death (19,40%) in Pernambuco and higher mortality in Alagoas (19,40%). The men have prevailed in the hospitalizations (65,98%), deaths (69,51%) and mortality (12,26%). The adults between 35 and 39 years old had greater morbidity (17,66%) and deaths (17,39%) and the elderly ≥80 years old had greater mortality (22,64%). The brown color/race have prevailed in the hospitalizations (51,36%) and deaths (49,71%) and the indigenous in the mortality (50%). Conclusion: the epidemiology of infections reflects in the need of health care interventions, mainly in the state of Alagoas for presenting greater mortality due pathology.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HIV infection epidemiology; HIV infections; RESEARCH; SEROPREVALENCE; RESEARCH methodology; CROSS-sectional method; AGE distribution; MORTALITY; DISEASES; RACE; PUBLIC health; MATHEMATICAL variables; SEX distribution; DISEASE prevalence; HOSPITAL care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; HOSPITAL information systems
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2021, Vol 13, Issue 1, p144
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v13.8025