Distribuição temporal das internações por acidentes motociclísticos nas capitais brasileiras

Abstract

Objective: To describe the temporal distribution of hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents in Brazilian capitals from 2011 to 2021. Methodology: This is a descriptive epidemiological study, with secondary data obtained from the Information System of Notifiable Diseases. All notifications of hospitalizations for motorcycle accidents from 2011 to 2021 were included. The collected data were transferred to Microsoft Excel; subsequently, to Microsoft Word, in order to elaborate tables and charts. Results: In the period analyzed, the occurrence of hospitalizations by motorcycle accidents in the country was 412,328. The city of São Paulo presented the highest record of hospitalizations among the capitals, with 14%, followed by Teresina and Fortaleza; the lowest records occurred in Belém, Maceió and Florianópolis. The year 2019 presented the highest amount of hospitalization notifications; the lowest amount notified was in 2011. The brown color/race was the one that appeared most in the hospitalization records, followed by the white color; the smallest record was presented by the black color/race. The 20 to 29 age group had the highest rate, followed by the 30 to 39 age group. Males presented the highest rates of hospitalizations due to motorcycle accidents. The incidence coefficient resulted in 167 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants in the period; the capitals with the highest incidence coefficients were Teresina, Vitória and Goiânia; and those with the lowest coefficients were Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro and Manaus. Conclusion: based on the records of hospitalizations for motorcycle accidents, it is concluded that the largest number of hospitalization records refers to men, browns and whites, with an age range of 25 to 30 years. The city of São Paulo presented the highest rate of hospitalizations resulting from motorcycle accidents, followed by Teresina and Fortaleza; the lowest records observed were in Belém, Maceió and Florianópolis. The year 2019 presented the highest average number of hospitalizations in the series analyzed. Finally, the capitals with the highest incidence coefficients of hospitalizations were Teresina, Vitória and Goiânia; on the other hand, those with the lowest coefficients were Rio de Janeiro, Campo Grande and Manaus.