Epidemiology of Viral Hepatatis in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Dias, Camila Maciel
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Cunha, Luís Felipe Guimarães, Carvalho, João Pedro Abreu, Duarte, Farley Henrique, Goyatá, Lucca Scolari, Fófano, Gisele Aparecida
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3131
• topic: Hepatite; Fatores de risco; Saúde pública; Epidemias; Hepatites Virais; Epidemiologia; Hepatitis; Factores de riesgo; Salud pública; Epidemias; Hepatitis; Risk factor; Public health; Epidemics

Hepatitis refers to viral infections that affect the liver and can usually present five etiologies, from virus A to virus E. The clinical manifestations depend on the viral type, which varies according to the disease etiology. Know these data is therefore necessary to understand the variables of the affected areas. Hence, this article compares the data available in the Brazilian government’s online information systems. The database requires updating given its importance for scientific production and policy development. This is a cross-sectional study based on the SUS Informatics Department (DATASUS) and on official documents, such as the epidemiological bulletins. Documents which cited incidence and/or prevalence information and/or contained their relation to social, economic, or cultural characteristics, with a retrospective of up to 5 years, were included. Results show that sexually transmitted Hepatitis predominates in Brazil, as is prevalent in all states. The second place varied: while injecting drug use are prevalent in the South and Southeast, water and food contamination predominate in the North, Northeast, and Midwest. Contradictorily, hepatitis C predominates in the South and Southeast regions, while hepatitis B is prevalent in the remaining ones. Understanding the individual factors of each region can derive from studying the database, including being an important action for prevention and health promotion.