Keywords
Leishmaniasis
Visceral, Brazil
Epidemiology
Northeastern Region
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Abstract
Visceral leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease with a chronic course and potentially fatal systemic involvement. It is a zoonosis of concern to public health authorities due to its presence in Brazil, especially in the Northeast Region, which has a high concentration of cases. Theobjective of this study was to identify the incidence, number of cases by sex, age group and level of education, HIV co-infection, average length of hospital stay, average cost, and in-hospital mortality in the period from 2012 to 2022 in the Northeastern Region through a survey of secondary data publicly provided by DATASUS. There was a decline in the number of cases starting in 2019, with a significant decrease in 2021 and an apparent stabilization in 2022. The most affected states were Maranhão (23.37%), Ceará (16.51%) and Bahia (12.51%). A higher incidence was observed in males, accounting for 67.10% of the total, and in the age group of 40-59 years, with 20.58%. There was also a higher prevalence in individuals with incomplete primary education (57% of the cases), as well as HIV co infection in 10.69% of cases. The average length of hospital stay was 13 days, with an average cost of R$ 491.00 per...
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