Mortality rate from cervical cancer in the 16th health region of Paraíba, 2005-2015

• Autor(a) principal: Batista, Gabriela Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Kiss, Catalina
• 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/3044
• topic: Indicadores de saúde; Taxa de mortalidade; Câncer do colo do útero; Taxa de mortalidade por câncer do colo do útero; Indicadores de salud; Tasa de mortalidad; Cáncer del cuello uterino; Health indicators; Mortality rate; Cervical cancer

Responsible for high morbidity and mortality rates among women according to health indicators, cervical cancer (CCU) constitutes a public health issue in Brazil. Hence, this retrospective, cross-sectional study analyzes and discusses the CCU mortality rate in the 16th Health Region of Paraíba, Brazil, between 2005 and 2015. Data was collected from the Mortality Information System (SIM)- DATASUS for the 2005-2015 period. Regarding the respective number of deaths between 2005 and 2015, in the scenario of CCU mortality, small municipalities maintained their rates, but Campina Grande, a medium-sized city, showed an exponential increase from 2012, thus evidencing a statewide increase, as well as representing a point outside the curve that raised the index. Health policies were shown to be ineffective in the 16th Health Region from 2012, since the number of deaths tripled in relation to the previous year, and kept increasing until the end of the studied period, demonstrating possible inefficient health care management and coordination.