Tatiana da Silva Oliveira Mariano1, Fúlvio Borges Nedel2,3. 1. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Departamento de Saúde Pública, Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. 3. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Unitat de Bioestadística, Grups de Recerca d'Amèrica i Àfrica Llatines, Barcelona, Espanha.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to describe proportions and rates of hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) among children under 5 years old, in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2012. METHODS: this is a descriptive study using Brazilian National Health Service Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS) data, classified according to the Brazilian ACSC List. RESULTS: a total of 32,445 children aged <5 years old were hospitalized, 25,7% of whom were ACSC cases, representing a rate of 20.1/1,000 inhabitants in the same age group; the main causes were infectious gastroenteritis and complications (26.7%), bacterial pneumonia (22.2%) and pulmonary diseases (16.9%); there was a higher hospitalization rate due to ACSC in males (21.1/1,000), and in children <1 year old (43.8/1,000). CONCLUSION: The results showed that the State of Santa Catarina had lower rates and proportions than those found in other Brazilian studies, even though ACSC were the cause of one quarter of hospitalizations in children aged <5 years.
OBJECTIVE: to describe proportions and rates of hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) among children under 5 years old, in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2012. METHODS: this is a descriptive study using Brazilian National Health Service Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS) data, classified according to the Brazilian ACSC List. RESULTS: a total of 32,445 children aged <5 years old were hospitalized, 25,7% of whom were ACSC cases, representing a rate of 20.1/1,000 inhabitants in the same age group; the main causes were infectious gastroenteritis and complications (26.7%), bacterial pneumonia (22.2%) and pulmonary diseases (16.9%); there was a higher hospitalization rate due to ACSC in males (21.1/1,000), and in children <1 year old (43.8/1,000). CONCLUSION: The results showed that the State of Santa Catarina had lower rates and proportions than those found in other Brazilian studies, even though ACSC were the cause of one quarter of hospitalizations in children aged <5 years.
Authors: Thaís Zamboni Berra; Ivaneliza Simionato de Assis; Luiz Henrique Arroyo; Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde; Josilene Dália Alves; Laura Terenciani Campoy; Luana Seles Alves; Juliane de Almeida Crispim; Alexandre Tadashi Inomata Bruce; Yan Mathias Alves; Felipe Lima Dos Santos; Severina Alice da Costa Uchôa; Regina Celia Fiorati; Luis Lapão; Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2020-08-20 Impact factor: 2.692