Tetanus: A public health problem in Brazil despite prevention strategies and measures

• Autor(a) principal: Lima, Eduarda Cardoso de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Glowacki, Júlia, Barroso, Luisa Fontella, Fonseca, Naiane Couto, Zancan, Sabrina, Silveira, Andressa da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14877
• topic: Public Health Nursing; Epidemiology; Prevention of Diseases; Tetanus.; Enfermería de Salud Pública; Epidemiología; Prevención de Enfermedades; Tétanos.; Enfermagem em Saúde Pública; Epidemiologia; Prevenção de Doenças; Tétano.

Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of reported cases of accidental Tetanus in Brazil between the years 2009 and 2019. Methodology: This is a quantitative descriptive study, with data obtained in the DataSUS platform, through the following strategy: “Health Information (TABNET)”, in the group “Diseases and Diseases of Notifications - 2007 onwards (SINAN)”, with emphasis on “tetanus”. The following variables were applied: regions of Brazil, year of notification (2009 to 2019), age, sex, education, and evolution. Results: The research findings reveal that the male sex represents 85.3% of the cases of accidental Tetanus and that the Northeast region presents the highest percentage of notifications (33.2%). Of those contaminated, 38.1% deceased. Individuals aged between 20 and 59 years represent 60.2% of the total cases and those who have not completed studies from the 1st to the 4th grade of elementary school represent 28.9%. 2011 is the year with the most confirmed cases of accidental tetanus (335). Conclusion: The results indicate that, even with the drop in the number of cases, accidental Tetanus is still a public health problem and has a high lethality rate. Therefore, there is an urgent need to keep the vaccination schedule up to date and expand the knowledge of Brazilians about ways of preventing the disease.