Perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase em Alagoinhas e na sua região de saúde / Epidemiological profile of leprosy in Alagoinhas and its health region

Objetivo: descrever o perfil epidemiológico das pessoas estomizadas de uma região de saúde do estado de Minas Gerais. Metodologia: estudo descritivo, transversal, realizado de agosto a novembro de 2014, no Serviço de Atenção à Saúde da Pessoa Ostomizada de nível II do município de Divinópolis. Os dados foram colhidos mediante análise dos prontuários utilizados para cadastro e acompanhamento dessas pessoas no serviço de saúde e submetidos à análise descritiva. Resultados: analisados 185 prontuários de pessoas estomizadas, identificou-se a predominância de homens, casados, idosos, com baixo grau de instrução e com renda inferior a dois salários mínimos; estomias do tipo colostomias decorrentes do câncer de colo e reto. Conclusão: esse trabalho possibilitou ampliar o conhecimento da população de estomizados, podendo auxiliar o profissional de saúde, em especial o enfermeiro, a planejar a assistência do serviço de referência.Descritores: Estomias; Perfil de saúde; Serviços de saúde.OSTOMIZED PROFILE OF A HEALTH REGION OF MINAS GERAIS STATE, BRAZILObjective: to describe the epidemiological profile of stomized people in a health region of Minas Gerais. Methodology: descriptive, crosssectional study conducted from August to November 2014, the Care Health Service to the Stomized People level II of the municipality of the Divinópolis city. Data were collected by analyzing the records used for registration and monitoring of these people in the health service and submitted to descriptive analysis. Results: the study included 185 records of stomized people identified the predominance of men, married, older, low level of education and income less than two minimum salary; of the ostomy kind of colostomy resultin from the colon and rectum cancer. Conclusion: this work made it possible to expand the knowledge about the ostomy population and may aid health professionals, especially nurses, to plan the assistance of the reference service.Descriptors: Ostomy; Health profile; Health service;PERFIL DE LAS PERSONAS CON ESTOMÍA EN UNA REGIÓN SANITARIA DEL MINAS GERAIS, BRAZILObjetivo: describir el perfil epidemiológico de las personas estomizadas en una región sanitaria de Minas Gerais. Metodología: estudio descriptivo, transversal, realizado entre agosto y noviembre de 2014, el Servicio de Salud de Atención del Personas Estomizadas nivel II del municipio de la ciudad de Divinópolis. Los datos fueron recolectados mediante el análisis de los registros utilizados para el registro y seguimiento de estas personas en el servicio de salud y sometidos a análisis descriptivo. Resultados: el estudio incluyó 185 registros de personas identificadas estomizadas el predominio de los hombres, casados, más viejo, bajo nivel de educación e ingresos de menos de dos salarios mínimos; del colostomìa resultin del cáncer de colon y el recto. Conclusión: este trabajo ha permitido ampliar el conocimiento sobre la población de ostomia, puedendo ayudar a los profesionales de la salud, sobre todo enfermeras, para planificar la asistencia del servicio de referencia.Descriptores: Estomía; Perfil de salud; Servicios de salud;

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Epidemiological characterization of congenital syphilis in a health region of the northern zone in the state of Ceará, Brazil

Acta Scientiarum Health Sciences ◽

10.4025/actascihealthsci.v43i1.55046 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 43 ◽

pp. e55046

Author(s):

David Gomes Araújo Júnior ◽

Maria Adelane Monteiro da Silva ◽

Anna Larissa Moraes Mesquita ◽

Verena Emmanuelle Soares Ferreira ◽

Maria Socorro Carneiro Linhares

Keyword(s):

Prenatal Care ◽

Congenital Syphilis ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The State ◽

Health Region ◽

Vaginal Deliveries ◽

Health System Information ◽

Northern Zone ◽

Maternal Syphilis ◽

Epidemiological Profile

The study sought to investigate the epidemiological profile of congenital syphilis in a health region in the State of Ceará, in the period from 2015 to 2019. This is a descriptive epidemiological study, with a quantitative approach, with secondary data collected through the Health System. Information on Notifiable Diseases and Live Birth Information System. There were a total of 248 cases: 65 cases in 2015, 50 in 2016, 45 in 2017, 51 in 2018 and 37 in 2019. The incidence of congenital syphilis was: 8.1 (2015), 6.1 (2016), 5.1 (2017), 5.3 (2018) and 3.9 (2019). In 62.9% of cases from all the years, women were between 20 and 34 years old and in 45.5% of cases they had less than eight years of educational instruction. 57.2% never had a miscarriage, 63.3% had vaginal deliveries and 59.2% had full-term deliveries. Most women received prenatal care (95.9%). In 49.5% of cases, the diagnosis of maternal syphilis occurred during prenatal care. Only 67 (27%) of the pregnant women were treated properly and only 52 (29%) had their partners treated. The study shows a flaw in prenatal care with low effectiveness of the prevention actions, determining factors in the control of congenital syphilis.

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