Perfil das Notificações de Dengue e Febre De Chikungunya em Cabo Frio, RJ (2014-2018)

Abstract

Arboviruses, especially Dengue and Chikungunya Fever, are diseases transmissible through vectors that have affected the Brazilian population for many years, with high rates of prevalence and incidence in periods of outbreaks and seasonality. The study aims to analyze the sociodemographic, clinical and epidemiological profile of cases of Dengue and Chikungunya Fever in Cabo Frio, Rio de Janeiro, in the period from 2014 to 2018. describe the sociodemographic profile of cases of Dengue and Chikungunya Fever; characterize the clinical and epidemiological aspects of cases of Dengue and Chikungunya Fever. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study, based on a database fed by notifications carried out in the municipality of Cabo Frio, registered in SINAN. Results: The profile of the SINAN database for Dengue and Chikungunya Fever showed completeness of 15.97% of the fields, considered by the Ministry of Health as very low. When checking the notifications, most were of other diseases, but among the cases of Dengue and Chikungunya Fever, the latter had more notifications. The majority of women were reported, declared to be white, elderly, and with 8 years of study or more. Most had the outcome of cure, but the closure of cases was divided between clinical-epidemiological and laboratory criteria. Discussion. The incompleteness of the SINAN database demonstrates the weakness in the construction of epidemiological analyzes of this population, from the construction of an incidence or prevalence rate, to having sustainable components and information to carry out changes in protocols and prevention actions in health. Conclusion: Underreporting and unclosed cases characterized the results of this research, confirming once again the need for investment in epidemiological surveillance. However, it was possible to identify the profile of cases with similarity to the national territory, women, adults follow paths of other studies with similar population and territories. In addition, it was possible to understand that the outcomes were cure, also compatible with the reality of adjacent territories, and of Brazil.