Transition of the morbidity and mortality profile in a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian Amazon
Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The morbidity and mortality profile in a given region reflects its quality of life and provides tools for improving public health policies in that region. METHODS A cross-sectional epidemiological study was performed using secondary mortality data collected from the Monte Neg...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:27b7380a88f44546859b9035fdf0c178 2023-05-15T15:12:01+02:00 Transition of the morbidity and mortality profile in a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian Amazon Gabriel de Deus Vieira Sergio de Almeida Basano Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0075-2016 https://doaj.org/article/27b7380a88f44546859b9035fdf0c178 EN eng Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000400411&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9849 1678-9849 doi:10.1590/0037-8682-0075-2016 https://doaj.org/article/27b7380a88f44546859b9035fdf0c178 Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 49, Iss 4, Pp 411-417 Cause of death Mortality Amazon Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0075-2016 2022-12-31T03:01:13Z Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The morbidity and mortality profile in a given region reflects its quality of life and provides tools for improving public health policies in that region. METHODS A cross-sectional epidemiological study was performed using secondary mortality data collected from the Monte Negro municipality of the Brazilian Western Amazon from 2000 to 2011. These data were compared with data from similar municipalities in other Brazilian macro-regions. Data were obtained through the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS) information system. RESULTS The number of deaths reported over the study period was 606. The most common cause of death was external causes of morbidity and mortality [International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 chapter 20], followed by diseases of the circulatory system (ICD-10 chapter 9). Among the causes of death according to age group, infectious and parasitic diseases were the most common for 2- to 9-year-old children; external causes of disease were the most prevalent for 10- to 59-year-old people; and circulatory diseases prevailed in individuals over 60 years of age. Eleven percent of deaths were due to unknown causes. CONCLUSIONS These results point to a fragility in the public policies for prevention and awareness of this problem. Infectious and parasitic diseases contribute only 4.5% of deaths, but had the third highest Disability-Adjusted Life Year score (1,190 days). Improving support to the Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy) program and implementing a death verification service would significantly aid in reducing the occurrence of non-transmissible chronic diseases and clarifying unknown causes of death. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Monte Negro ENVELOPE(-65.150,-65.150,-65.250,-65.250) Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 49 4 411 417 |
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Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The morbidity and mortality profile in a given region reflects its quality of life and provides tools for improving public health policies in that region. METHODS A cross-sectional epidemiological study was performed using secondary mortality data collected from the Monte Negro municipality of the Brazilian Western Amazon from 2000 to 2011. These data were compared with data from similar municipalities in other Brazilian macro-regions. Data were obtained through the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS) information system. RESULTS The number of deaths reported over the study period was 606. The most common cause of death was external causes of morbidity and mortality [International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 chapter 20], followed by diseases of the circulatory system (ICD-10 chapter 9). Among the causes of death according to age group, infectious and parasitic diseases were the most common for 2- to 9-year-old children; external causes of disease were the most prevalent for 10- to 59-year-old people; and circulatory diseases prevailed in individuals over 60 years of age. Eleven percent of deaths were due to unknown causes. CONCLUSIONS These results point to a fragility in the public policies for prevention and awareness of this problem. Infectious and parasitic diseases contribute only 4.5% of deaths, but had the third highest Disability-Adjusted Life Year score (1,190 days). Improving support to the Estratégia Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy) program and implementing a death verification service would significantly aid in reducing the occurrence of non-transmissible chronic diseases and clarifying unknown causes of death. |
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Transition of the morbidity and mortality profile in a municipality in the interior of the Brazilian Amazon |
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