Schistosomiasis mansoni in the northeast region of brazil: temporal modeling of positivity, hospitalization,and mortality rates

Abstract INTRODUCTION We aimed to analyze trends in Schistosomiasis positivity, mortality, and hospitalization rates in Northeast Brazil. METHODS We conducted an ecological study using data from the Brazilian Schistosomiasis Control Program, and Hospital and Mortality Information Systems. A joinpoint regression model was used for temporal analysis. RESULTS The positivity(−4.7%;p<0.001) and hospitalization(−17.7%;p<0.001) rates declined globally, while the mortality remained stationary (−0.8%;p>0.05). However, the hospitalization in Alagoas(27.1%;p<0.001) and Pernambuco (35.1%;p<0.001), and the mortality in Bahia(2.9%;p<0.001) and Sergipe(4.1%;p<0.001), increased. CONCLUSIONS Schistosomiasis mansoni represents an important public health problem in Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia.

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Main Authors:	Silva,Leonardo Feitosa da, Nunes,Bruno Eduardo Bastos Rolim, Leal,Thiago Cavalcanti, Paiva,João Paulo Silva de, Lemos,Amanda Maria Sandes, Araújo,Lívia Monique Maurício de, Araújo,Maria Deysiane Porte de, Machado,Michael Ferreira, Fraga,Carlos Alberto de Carvalho, Souza,Carlos Dornels Freire de
Format:	Digital revista
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2019
Online Access:	http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100643
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