TREND OF VIRAL HEPATITIS CASES NOTIFIED IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO – BRAZIL

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  • Débora Aparecida da Silva Santos
  • Jaynne Soares de Oliveira
  • Vitória Carolina Ferreira Benevenuto
  • Letícia Silveira Goulart
  • Ricardo Alves de Olinda

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.91125

Palabras clave:

Human viral hepatitis, Epidemiology, Public health, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C.

Resumen

Objective: to analyze the time trends of viral hepatitis cases notified from 2010 to 2019 in Mato Grosso - BR.

Method: an epidemiological study of the ecological type, with data collection in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. For the analysis of the time trend, a logarithmic transformation of the coefficients and the Prais-Winsten procedure for generalized linear regression analysis were performed.

Results: 9,043 viral hepatitis cases were recorded: Hepatitis A (13.62%), Hepatitis B (67.19%), Hepatitis C (18.07%) and Hepatitis D (0.49%), with no Hepatitis E records. The prevalence of cases notified was higher in 2014 (12.36%) and lower in 2018 (8.16%). Hepatitis C (95% CI: 2.5; 3.4) was the only one with an increasing trend, while Hepatitis A (95% CI: -4.8; -4.6), Hepatitis B (95% CI: -0.9; -1.2) and Hepatitis D (95% CI:-0.2; -3.9) presented a decreasing trend.

Conclusion: in view of their trends and incidence, it is concluded that it is indispensable to continue and improve coping actions to eradicate these diseases in the state.

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2023-06-30

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Santos, D. A. da S., Oliveira, J. S. de, Benevenuto, V. C. F., Goulart, L. S., & Olinda, R. A. de. (2023). TREND OF VIRAL HEPATITIS CASES NOTIFIED IN THE STATE OF MATO GROSSO – BRAZIL. Cogitare Enfermagem, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/ce.v28i0.91125

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