Epidemiologia descritiva dos casos de hepatites virais notificados em um hospital universitário
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v12i72p9316-9331Keywords:
Epidemiologia descritiva, Hepatite Viral, Qualidade dos dadosAbstract
Objective: The objective was to analyze the institution's database from the conceptual change in the case definition. Method: Descriptive epidemiology of viral hepatitis reported in the period from 2012 to 2018, using secondary data. All suspected cases, confirmed cases and outbreaks were included. Results: During the study period, 3,271 cases were reported from 10 federated states, 59.92% (n=1960) were young adults, aged 20 to 49 years, with a predominance of 9% for males; and 84.59% (n=2,767) were brown. Of the total cases, 35.74% had Human Immunodeficiency Virus co-infection and 64.93% of the notifications were discarded. Variables related to the source of infection, clinical form and etiological classification showed more than 75% of incomplete fields. Conclusion: This study allowed for the knowledge of the epidemiological profile of the cases and made it possible to verify the progress achieved in qualifying the data.