Epidemiology of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) resulting from COVID-19 in the State of Rio Grande do Norte

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Davi Azevedo
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva, Wagner Bernardo, da Silva, Alison Pontes, Eloy, Mateus Araújo, de Andrade Júnior, Francisco Patricio
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/67011
• topic: Coronavirus infections; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Epidemiology; Coronavirus

This study aimed to elucidate the epidemiological profile of patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) triggered by COVID-19, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (RN), between March 12 and September 10, 2020. of an epidemiological, retrospective, ecological and documentary study, in which data were collected from Fiocruz's “Monitora Covid-19”. The variables analyzed were: number of notifications, gender, age and number of deaths. Absolute and relative frequencies were evaluated, followed by the application of the chi-square test of independence, in which p≤0.05 was considered statistically significant. There were registered 65,099 cases of COVID-19 in the state of RN, in which 4,393 affected developed SARS. Male individuals were the most affected (57%) and the age group from 60 years old (57%) was the most prevalent. There was a statistically significant association between men aged 20 to 59 years and women aged 60 years and over (p<0.001). Of the 1,696 deaths, there was higher mortality in males (55.6%) and higher mortality in females (40%). Furthermore, there was a positive association for deaths in those aged 60 years or more and no deaths in people aged 0-19 years and 20-59 years (p<0.001). Thus, it is expected that these data can contribute to the development of strategies aimed at the control and prevention of COVID-19 at the municipal and state level.