Epidemiological profile of viral hepatitis in Rio Grande do Sul and its Health Macro-Regions
| Autor: | Lisia Hoppe, Victor Antônio Kuiava, Daniel Navarini, Ana Thereza Perin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Hepatitis
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Epidemiology Public health Incidence (epidemiology) Context (language use) General Medicine Hepatitis C Hepatitis B medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Environmental health medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology 030212 general & internal medicine Mortality business Viral hepatitis |
| Zdroj: | Clinical & Biomedical Research; Vol. 38 No. 3 (2018) Clinical and Biomedical Research; v. 38 n. 3 (2018) Clinical and Biomedical Research Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) instacron:UFRGS |
| ISSN: | 2357-9730 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Viral hepatitis comprises a group of viruses characterized by high global prevalence and hepatic tropism. Its epidemiology is extremely variable throughout the world, and South America is an endemic place. A better understanding of the regional reality is fundamental for proposing new public health measures. Methods: We conducted an aggregate temporal study of the Viral Hepatitis Database of the Ministry of Health of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS), with an epidemiological profile of the reactive results of HBsAg and Anti-HCV tests, together with data on mortality from acute Hepatitis B and chronic viral hepatitis from the respective Health Macro-Regions from 2007 to 2015. Results: The incidence of new cases of hepatitis B in RS during the analyzed period was 11 (95% CI, 9.7-12.1) cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Meanwhile, the Northern region of the state, represented by the municipality of Passo Fundo, had 32.7 (95% CI, 28.3-37) and 22.8 (95% CI, 19.5-26) new cases of hepatitis B per 100,000 inhabitants for men and women, respectively. The incidence of new cases of hepatitis C in the State of Rio Grande do Sul was 29.2 (95% CI, 24.5-34.9 in 100,000 inhabitants). Conclusion: Viral hepatitis remains an important pathology in the context of Rio Grande do Sul and its Macro-Regions. Keywords : Hepatitis; epidemiology; mortality |
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