Perfil das internações por sarampo em crianças e adolescentes no Brasil

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Since its creation, the National Immunization Program (PNI) has effec-tively contributed to the control of communicable diseases such as measles, achieving high rates of vaccination coverage for several years. In 2018, new cases of measles were identifi-ed, as a result of the decrease in the number of vaccinated. OBJECTIVE: To describe the profile of measles hospitalizations in children and adolescents in Brazil from 2010 to 2021.METHOD: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Children under five years of age hospi-talized for measles from 2010 to 2021, residing in Brazilian macroregions, were included. The Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH/SUS) was used. Data were analyzed using the principle of descriptive statistics (frequency and average), and the percentage of hospitalizations for measles in children and adolescents between the years 2010 and 2021 was calculated. The analyzes and presentation of the results were performed using the (SPSS) and Mi -crosoft Excel 365. RESULTS: There were 2,411 hospital admissi-ons and 26 deaths from measles in children and adolescents in Brazil. There was a predomi-nance of hospitalizations in the period of children under one year old (46.7%), female (51.0%) and in relation to race/color, brown and white children stood out. In the North Re-gion there was the highest frequency of hospitalizations (47.9%), followed by the Northeast region (16.1%) and Southeast (29.6%). CONCLUSION: There was a significant increase in hospital admissions for measles among children and adolescents during the study period, mainly in the Northern Region of Brazil. Information on hospitalizations in the SIH/SUS represents an important tool for monitoring the re-emergence of measles in Brazil. The most effective measure in preventing measles is to vaccinate 85% to 95% of children susceptible to the disease.of children susceptible to the disease.