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Background: Spina bifida is a congenital disease that occurs due to incomplete closure of the embryonic neural tube. It results in impacts of a wide variety of extensions, in different systems and levels of neurological changes, which define its prognosis. Objectives: To report the number of hospitalizations of the disease in different social sectors to establish a link between etiology and health promotion. Methods: Analytical epidemiological study carried out by research at DATASUS based on the number of hospitalizations of patients with spina bifida in Brazil, between January / 2012 to December / 2020, associated with the incidence of the age group, region, sex and deaths in the country. Results: The total number of hospitalizations between the years 2012 to 2020 was 9566, with 2015 being the year with the most hospitalizations, 1205. The Northeast region had the highest percentage of hospitalizations with 45%. About the gender, there is little difference, with 49.05% female and 50.94% male. The age group, the most prevalent is the one younger than 1 year (63.28%). Regarding the number of deaths, the northeast region stood out with 47% of deaths, followed by the southeast region with 27%. In addition, the age group with a predominance of deaths 74.5% was that of less than 1 year. Conclusion:This congenital malformation acts as an important cause of neonatal mortality and a risk factor for infant morbidity. Therefore, the need for public agencies to act is evident, since it is a change that can be prevented. |
