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| Author(s): |
Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Enfermagem (EE/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2016-12-28 |
| Examining board members: |
Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio;
Francisco Chiaravalloti Neto;
Bertha Cruz Enders;
Maria Ângela Fernandes Ferreira;
Carla do Rosário Delgado Nunes de Serpa
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| Advisor: | Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio |
| Abstract | |
Hospitalizations and rehospitalizations by tuberculosis (TB) represent a high economic and social burden for the health system. Thus, the aim was to analyze the spatial distribution of avoidable cases of hospitalizations and rehospitalizations for TB and their costs to the health system in Natal - Rio Grande do Norte State. It is a descriptive-exploratory study whose data were obtained in the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System (SIH/SUS). The population includes cases of hospitalization and rehospitalization for TB classified as preventable that occurred between 2008 and 2013. Initially, the data were analyzed through descriptive statistics and non-parametric tests performed in the software Statistica 12.0. The geocoding of hospitalizations and readmissions was processed in TerraView, version 4.2.2. The neighborhoods and census tracts were the geographical units adopted in the spatial analyses. It was applied Kernel density estimation. Gross rates were estimated and smoothed by the Bayesian Global Empirical Method. Moran Global and Local Indices were used to evaluate the spatial dependence. Choropleth maps were constructed in the ArcGis 10.2 software. It was possible to identify 569 cases of TB hospitalizations of which 554 (97.4%) presented the pulmonary form, 353 (62.0%) were between 30 and 59 years, 442 (77.7%) were males and 290 (87.3%) were of brown color/race. Of the total hospitalizations, 76 (13.4%) died, and 102 (17.9%) were rehospitalized. In the period studied, an amount of R$ 1,749,212.54 was spent on avoidable hospitalizations and readmissions for TB, representing an average annual cost of R$ 291,535.42. The areas with the highest densities of avoidable hospitalizations and rehospitalizations for TB concentrated in the West, North and East Health Districts. The spatial distribution of events was heterogeneous, with areas of high rates in the Eastern and Western Districts. Moran Global index of 0.15 (p=0.06) for neighborhoods and 0.16 (p=0.01) for census tracts were found in the hospitalization rates analysis for TB. As for the rehospitalization rates of TB, Moran Global index was 0.22 (p=0.03) for the neighborhoods and 0.03 (p=0.04) for census tracts, with clusters of High-High hospitalizations (N=2 neighborhoods - Santos Reis and Petrópolis, both located in the Eastern District) and Low-Low clusters (n=4 neighborhoods) in the Southern District neighborhoods. About readmissions clusters, it is worth highlighting n=4 High-High neighborhoods of the Eastern District (Santos Reis, Petrópolis, Praia do Meio and Rocas) and Low-Low (n=3 neighborhoods) in the Northern District (Pajuçara, Lagoa Azul and Potengi). The spatial distribution pattern of these events indicates vulnerable areas to the occurrence of avoidable cases of hospitalization and rehospitalization by TB and suggests some fragility to the access for Primary Health Care. The recognition of such areas may contribute to improving the public management for health services access and the equitable and efficient use of health resources to reduce the costs of these events. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/17057-5 - Spatial distribution of hospitalizations for tuberculosis and their relationship with the indicators of social inequity in the municipality of Natal/RN |
| Grantee: | Maria Concebida da Cunha Garcia |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |