Epidemiology of Chikungunya in Brazil: socioeconomic and health context between 2017 and 2021

• Autor(a) principal: Couceiro, Fernanda de Almeida Valério
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Furtado, Fernanda Kos Miranda, Guedes, Gabriela de Souza, Benchimol, Laura Ramos, Sabova , Maria Fernanda Leite, Mendonça, Maria Helena Rodrigues de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/30331
• topic: Fiebre Chikungunya; Epidemiología; Saneamiento básico; Riesgos ambientales.; Febre Chikungunya; Epidemiologia; Saneamento básico; Riscos ambientais.; Chikungunya fever; Epidemiology; Sanitation; Environmental risks.

Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of Chikungunya and its relationship with socioeconomic, health and environmental characteristics in Brazil, between 2017 and 2021. Methods: Ecological and descriptive study of the epidemiological profile of Chikungunya in Brazil and socioeconomic, health and environmental characteristics. Results: Incidence rate between 80.4/100mil (2017)-32.6/100mil (2021); mortality rate of 0.13/100mil-0.01/100mil in Brazil; with higher overall incidence in the Northeast (415/100mil) and Southeast (200.2/100mil); mortality in the Southeast (0.15/100mil) and Northeast (0.11/100mil) especially Ceará and São Paulo. There was low schooling in the country (6.1-10.1anos), low income in the Northeast states (R$580-910), subnormal clusters in all states, low ACE coverage in the S (53.5%), N (59.9%), SU (63.4%), and low sanitation coverage, especially, sewage and drainage system, with households at risk of flooding in the country. There was a higher frequency of cases in women (61.7%), between 40-69 years (39.1%) and medium schooling (44.1%); deaths in men (54.9%) 44.8% >70 years. Conclusion: Considering the inadequacies in all aspects favorable to the reproduction of the vector and dissemination of Chikungunya, we infer the vulnerability of the Brazilian population to the disease, therefore, the maintenance of cases and deaths in the territory.