TREND OF VIRAL HEPATITIS CASES NOTIFIED IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO - BRAZIL

• Main Authors: Débora Aparecida da Silva Santos (Author), Jaynne Soares de Oliveira (Author), Vitória Carolina Ferreira Benevenuto (Author), Letícia Silveira Goulart (Author), Ricardo Alves de Olinda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 10.1590/ce.v28i0.91125; 1414-8536; 2176-9133
• Keywords: Human viral hepatitis; Epidemiology; Public health; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis C.; Nursing; RT1-120; Medicine (General); R5-920; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Cogitare Enfermagem, Vol 28 (2023)

Objective: to analyze the time trends of viral hepatitis cases notified from 2010 to 2019 in Mato Grosso - BR. Method: an epidemiological study of the ecological type, with data collection in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. For the analysis of the time trend, a logarithmic transformation of the coefficients and the Prais-Winsten procedure for generalized linear regression analysis were performed. Results: 9,043 viral hepatitis cases were recorded: Hepatitis A (13.62%), Hepatitis B (67.19%), Hepatitis C (18.07%) and Hepatitis D (0.49%), with no Hepatitis E records. The prevalence of cases notified was higher in 2014 (12.36%) and lower in 2018 (8.16%). Hepatitis C (95% CI: 2.5; 3.4) was the only one with an increasing trend, while Hepatitis A (95% CI: -4.8; -4.6), Hepatitis B (95% CI: -0.9; -1.2) and Hepatitis D (95% CI:-0.2; -3.9) presented a decreasing trend. Conclusion: in view of their trends and incidence, it is concluded that it is indispensable to continue and improve coping actions to eradicate these diseases in the state.