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Background: Spina bifida is a birth defect not fully understood, which suggests the association of genetic factors with environmental factors as possible causes. Objectives: To analyze the epidemiological data of Spina Bifida in the period from 2010 to 2019 in Brazil. Design and setting: Descriptive cross-sectional epidemiological study with patients with Spina Bifida in Brazil between 2010 and 2019. Methods: Study realized using data from the Department of Information of the Brazilian Health System (DATASUS). The data used were classification, sex, ethnicity, Regions of Brazil, mother’s age and adequacy to prenatal care. Results: In this period, there were 10,309 cases of spina bifida and a record of 229 deaths. In classification criteria, a non-specific spina bifida predominated, corresponding to 74.3%. The greatest number of hospitalizations occurs in children under 1 year of age. At maternal age, cases of spina bifida prevailed in mothers aged 15 to 29 years. Regarding prenatal, 36.91% were considered more than adequate. The Northeast is the region with the most reports of spina bifida cases in the country. In relation to sex, girls are followed up similarly to boys. The black race and the white count the majority of cases. Conclusion: The profile of anomalous patients is brown skin and less than 1 year old of both sexes and children of mothers aged between 15 and 29 years. Spina Bifida unspecified is the most frequent. |
