Perfil epidemiológico dos casos de dengue confirmados e notificados em um Município do Estado da Paraíba

Abstract

Introduction: Dengue is considered one of the reemerging diseases that most affects the population in the world. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the epidemiological profile of notified and confirmed cases of dengue in the municipality of Campina Grande, in the state of Paraíba, from 2015 to 2018. Methodology: cross-sectional, quantitative and descriptive study, using the Chi-square test, Fisher´s exact test with 5% significance (p <0.05) and the spatial autocorrelation test (Moran¿s Index formula). Results: 2,101 cases notified for dengue were identified from January 2015 to December 2018, (33%) in 2015, (18%) in 2016, (8%) in 2017 and (41%) in 2018. Therefore, the year with the highest number of records was 2018 and the one with the lowest record was 2017. Among the sociodemographic variables, the female gender 2015 predominated (64.9%); 2016 (57.2%); brown skinned, 2015 / (40.4%); 2016 / (80.3%); ignored 2015 (37.4%); 2016 (11.5%); schooling; elementary education 2015 (12.7%); 2016 (4.8%); female gender, 2017 (56.5%); 2018 (55.9%); brown skinned, 2017 (74.6%); 2018 (59.1%); schooling, high school, 2017/2018 (17.8%); ignored 2017/2018 (36.8%); Not applicable, 2017/2018 (12.6%). Moran's correlation in the years of 2016 and 2018 was significant (p- <0.05) and 2015 and 2017 (p-> 0.05). Then, it was observed that the Malvinas neighborhood stood out in all the evaluated years, followed by Bodocongó (in the years of 2015, 2017 and 2018), Serrotão, in 2018 and the neighborhoods of José Pinheiro, Estação Velha and Centro in the year of 2016. Conclusion: Based on the found results, are necessary educational interventions by professionals and managers with the community, in order to limit dengue cases in the municipality.