Epidemiologia da mal??ria em Coari, Amaz??nia Brasileira, entre 2004-2008

• Author(s): Lira, Juliana Oliveira de
• Date: 2015
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): epidemiologia; mal??ria; sistemas de informa????o; epidemiology; information systems; CI??NCIAS DA SA??DE
• Document Type: Master thesis
• Language: Portuguese

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FAPEAM - Funda????o de Amparo ?? Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas

Malaria is an infectious and parasitic disease of major socio-economic repercussions worldwide. In Brazil, 99% of cases are in the Amazon region, where highlights of the city of Coari with 5.7% of reported cases in the state of Amazonas. This quantitative study was retrospective, descriptive of the behavior of malaria in the municipality of Coari-AM from 2004 to 2008, used secondary data collected from medical records and databases, analyzed using Epi-info. The highest incidence rate was lower in 2007 and 2004. The predominant type of plasmodium vivax in the study period. Most cases occurred in males and between 20-29 years. There were 87 hospitalizations during the study period. The only record of death from malaria was in 2007. The Coari-Manaus led workers exposure to the disease. The increase in cases of vivax malaria require specific measures. And young males are more exposed at times prone to infection by the disease. There was a lot of underreporting and reduced hospitalization rates.

A mal??ria ?? uma doen??a infecciosa e parasit??ria de grandes repercuss??es socioecon??micas mundiais. No Brasil, 99% dos casos est??o na regi??o Amaz??nica, onde se destaca o munic??pio de Coari, com 5,7% dos casos registrados no Estado do Amazonas. Esta pesquisa quantitativa, retrospectiva, do tipo descritiva do comportamento da mal??ria no munic??pio de Coari-AM, de 2004 a 2008, utilizou dados secund??rios coletados em prontu??rios e bases de dados, analisados com o uso do programa Epi-info. A maior taxa de incid??ncia foi em 2007 e a menor em 2004. Predominou o tipo de plasmodium vivax no per??odo de estudo. A maioria dos casos ocorreu no sexo masculino e entre 20-29 anos. Foram 87 hospitaliza????es durante o per??odo estudado. O ??nico registro de ??bito por mal??ria foi em 2007. O gasoduto Coari-Manaus levou trabalhadores ?? exposi????o pela doen??a. O aumento dos casos de mal??ria vivax exige medidas espec??ficas. Jovens e pessoas do sexo masculino est??o mais expostos em hor??rios prop??cios ao cont??gio pela doen??a. Houve grande n??mero de subnotifica????es e reduzida taxa de interna????o.