Temporal and spatial analysis of the number of cases and incidence of diarrhea in Brazil from 2003 to 2016

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Claudiomir da silva dos
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Rita, Fabrício Santos, Silva, Monise Martins da, Barbosa, Ronei Aparecido
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Scire Salutis
• Texto Completo: https://sustenere.inf.br/index.php/sciresalutis/article/view/CBPC2236-9600.2021.002.0018
• topic: Análise temporal; Estudo epidemiológico; Incidência de diarreia; Epidemiological study; Incidence of diarrhea; Temporal analysis

The knowledge about the epidemiological data of the registry and incidence of diarrhea in the country is fundamental the dimensioning of the operations and processes involved in the chain of public health management at the national level. Therefore, the present study aimed to estimate the number of cases of diarrhea in the Brazilian states, and to calculate the incidence of this disease, from 2003 to 2016. For this, the necessary data for this research were collected in appropriate database and submitted to temporal and spatial analysis. The results indicate that the profile of diarrhea in Brazil underwent transformations throughout the analyzed period, and in 2003 few states presented a record of this disease, however, over the years all Brazilian states presented case records, with emphasis on the states of the north and northeast, as well as the states of Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Santa Catarina, which in recent years have presented high numbers. Regarding the incidence, it was pointed out that the state of Amazonas was the state with the highest incidence of diarrhea in 2003 (78%) and 2004 (41%); however, the prevalence of this disease in this region was reduced and in the last years analyzed (2009 to 2016) the incidence rate of diarrhea became more balanced among the Brazilian states. The highest index of this condition in recent years was found in the state of Santa Catarina, with an incidence of around 4 to 12% of the total number of records in the country.