0274/2016 - Diarrheal diseases in children under five and their of hospitalization demands according to population-based surveys in the state of Pernambuco, in the years of 1997 and 2006.
Doenças diarreicas e hospitalizações em menores de cinco anos no Estado de Pernambuco nos anos de 1997 e 2006.
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Author:
• Maria Josemere Oliveira Borba Vasconcelos - Vasconcelos, Maria Josemere Oliveira Borba - Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira, Nutrição - <josemereborba@gmail.com>Co-author(s):
• Anete Rissin - Rissin, A. - Recife, Pernambuco - Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira, Diretoria de Pesquisas - <arissin@gmail.com>• José Natal Figueiroa - Figueiroa, J.N. - Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Diretoria de Pesquisa - <natal@imip.org.br>
• Pedro Lira - Lira, Pedro - Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Departamento de Nutrição - <lirapic@ufpe.br>
• Malaquias Batista Filho - Batista Filho, M. - Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira - IMIP, Diretoria de Pesquisa - <malaquias.imip@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1490-0590
Thematic Area:
Alimentação, Nutrição e SaúdeAbstract:
To assess the temporal and geographical trends of diarrhea and its implications on the demands of hospitalizations of children under five years in the state of Pernambuco in 1997 and 2006. Database of two population-based surveys were assessed with probabilistic samples of 2078 children (1997) and 1650 children (2006) evaluated in 18 municipalities of Pernambuco, including the Metropolitan Region of Recife, Urban Interior and Rural Interior. Diarrhea was defined according to the World Health Organization criteria, conceptualized as prevalence, the occurrence of cases in the day or in the two weeks prior to the interview and as admissions, service cases with minimal hospital stay of 24 hours in the period, covering up one year before the interview.The prevalence of diarrhea in Pernambuco had statistically significant decline ( 19.8% to 18.1%; p=0,192); Lowener, in the Metropolitan Region of Recife was observed a statistically significant reduction 16,9% to 10,5%; p=0,003). The number of admissions increased by more than twice,(2.7% to 5.5%) in contrast up, so national trends (decline 40-60%). So the case of Pernambuco is an atypical situation in Brazil. Diarrhea in the state appear as the main component of the demands of pediatric hospitalizations during the study period.
