Epidemiological aspects of Hepatitis B in the city of Teresina

Abstract

Objective: To trace the epidemiological profile of hepatitis B infection in the city of Teresina-PI. Methods: This is a documentary, quantitative and descriptive study, carried out from June to October 2020, using hepatitis B cases reported in the SINAN database, in the SINAN NET version, made available by the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System. Health (DATASUS), from 2014 to 2018. The data were organized in a Microsoft Office Excel 2019 digital spreadsheet and presented in tables, ordered by quantitative characters, adopting the sample and percentage as distribution criteria, with the aid of the TabWin computer programs. version 4.1.5. Results: 32 cases were accounted for, with a higher incidence for the years 2014 and 2017, both of which are reagents for the HBsAg serological marker, with a predominance of females, aged between 20 and 39 years and manifested in the chronic form, with sexual activity being the main route transmission. Conclusion: Teresina has high endemicity, with prevalence for age, means of contamination and manifest clinical diagnosis.