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

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Vol. 52; p. e20180458
• 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: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 01.01.2019; Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Neglected Diseases; Schistosomiasis mansoni; Time-Series Studies; TROPICAL MEDICINE; Schistosomiasis mansoni; Time-Series Studies; Neglected Diseases
• ISSN: 0037-8682; 1678-9849; 1678-9849
• DOI: 10.1590/0037-8682-0458-2018

We aimed to analyze trends in Schistosomiasis positivity, mortality, and hospitalization rates in Northeast Brazil. 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. 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. Schistosomiasis mansoni represents an important public health problem in Pernambuco, Alagoas, Sergipe, and Bahia.