Abstract
Objective: To characterize the epidemiological profile of patients infected by the hepatitis B and C virus in the period 2010-2020 in the city of Maceió - AL. Methods: This is an observational, descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out from non-nominal data, extracted from the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN), available in Excel spreadsheets by the municipal health department. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics of the studied variables: gender, age group, race/color, education level and clinical presentation. Differences were considered significant for p values less than 0.05. Results: The number of infected with viral hepatitis in the city of Maceió from 2010 to 2020 was 2,570 cases. The most prevalent infections were caused by HBV and HCV, without any notification of HDV and HEV. Conclusion: In the capital of Alagoas, the most prevalent hepatitis are B and C, where B was the most prevalent from 2010 to 2020. The sex, belonging to the age group of 40 to 59 years, of mixed race, with incomplete elementary education and in the chronic phase of the disease the most affected.