Caracterização das internações por doenças crônicas não transmissíveis em mulheres adultas de municípios de uma coordenadoria regional de saúde

Abstract

Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading causes of mortality in Brazil and worldwide, among which circulatory system diseases, chronic respiratory diseases, Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and cancer stand out. NCDs are associated with comorbidities, high rates of hospital admissions and mortality, especially in the female population, where there is a higher prevalence. Therefore, this research aims to characterize the hospitalizations for NCDs in adult women living in the municipalities of the 4th Coordenadoria Regional de Saúde of RS. This is a quantitative cross-sectional study, based on data collected from the Departamento de Informatica do SUS (DataSUS), on hospital admissions of adult women (19 - 59 years) in the period from January 2015 to December 2020. During the study period, 8,486 hospitalizations of women for NCDs were recorded in the 4th CRS/RS. Most occurred as emergencies (55.1%) with higher hospitalization rates for neoplasms (4945.6%) and white women (89.8%). In relation to deaths, 55.9% were due to neoplasms, 29.9% to circulatory system diseases, 12.3% to chronic respiratory diseases and 1.9% to Diabetes Mellitus, with no significant association between race and death. There was a significant association (p = 0.000) between deaths and character of hospitalization (emergency and elective), and between deaths and bed specialty (p = 0.000). The number of deaths increased significantly (p=0.029) over the period studied, from 14.6% in 2015 to 17.4% in 2020. The results of this study reveal the need for public health actions aimed at prevention and special care for the population affected by NCDs, especially adult women diagnosed with neoplasms and circulatory system diseases.