CHRONIC NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE PANDEMIC OF COVID-19 IN THE STATE OF BAHIA

• Autor(a) principal: Nunes, Ana de Fátima Cardoso
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Rezende, Edna Pereira, Lima, Jamile Oliveira, Presta, Maria Cristina Fontenele, Brandão Júnior, Marcelo Costa, Purificação, Sandra Maria de Oliveira da
• 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/3251
• topic: Coronavírus; covid-19; doenças crônicas não transmissíveis; mortalidade; Coronavirus; covid-19; enfermedades crónicas no transmisibles; mortalidad; Coronavirus; covid-19; noncommunicable diseases; mortality

The first case of Covid-19 in Brazil was registered in February 2020 and, on March 3, in the state of Bahia. Among the groups of greatest vulnerability to worsening and deaths from Covid-19, those with Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) stand out, with heart disease being the main associated comorbidity, followed by diabetes. Therefore, this study analyzes the relationship between deaths from NCDs and Covid-19, in the state of Bahia, from January to November 2020. This is an exploratory, descriptive study of a quantitative approach. Secondary data from the Mortality Information System (SIM) and from the linkage of other official banks (FORMSUS, Sivep-Gripe and GAL) were used. Until of November 10, 2020, 5,599 deaths were reported by Covid-19 in the general population. In the age group considered premature for NCDs (30 to 69 years old), the highest prevalence was in men (58.3%) and the comorbidities that showed the highest proportions were cardiovascular diseases (66.4%) and diabetes mellitus (46.0%). The study findings indicate a higher probability of death among individuals with comorbidities, showing the importance of formulating and implementing coordinated and integrated health protection and promotion actions.