Age-standardized mortality rates related to viral hepatitis in Brazil.
In: BMC Infectious Diseases, Jg. 17 (2017-07-31), S. 1-10
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Background: Liver-related mortality has been increasing worldwide. We aimed to estimate the age-standardized mortality rates from viral hepatitis in Brazil. Methods: The Brazilian National Death Registry was analyzed from 2008 to 2014. Viral hepatitis deaths were defined by the following ICD-10 codes in the death certificate: hepatitis A [B15.0; B15.9]; hepatitis B [B16.2; B16.9; B18.1]; hepatitis C [B17.1; B18.2]; hepatitis Delta [B16.0; B16.1; B18.0; B17.0] and other viral hepatitis [B17.2; B17.8; B18.8; B18.9; B19.0; B19.9]. Crude mortality rates were calculated by the ratio between total number of deaths and estimated population. Mortality rates were age-standardized by the direct method using the WHO standard population. Results: Thirty four thousand ,nine hundred seventy eight deaths had viral hepatitis mentioned in their death certificate [65% male, aged 58 years, 73% associated with hepatitis C]. Age-standardized mortality rate (95% CI) due to viral hepatitis was 2.695 (2.667-2.724) deaths per 100,000 inhabitants: South region had the higher rates [3.997 (3.911-4.085)]. Mortality rates associated with hepatitis A and Delta were 0.032 (0.029-0.035) and 0.028 (0.025-0.031), respectively. Hepatitis C mortality rates were 4-fold higher than those associated with hepatitis B [1.964 (1.940-1.989) vs 0.500 (0.488-0.512)]. South region had the higher rates for hepatitis C [3.163 (3.087-3.241)] and North had the higher rates for hepatitis A [0.066 (0.049-0.087)], B [0.986 (0.918-1.058)] and Delta [0.220 (0.190-0.253)]. Conclusion: Viral hepatitis remains a major public health issue in Brazil. Mortality rates were not homogeneous across the country, suggesting that health policies should be customized according to geographical location. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Age-standardized mortality rates related to viral hepatitis in Brazil.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Perazzo, Hugo ; Pacheco, Antonio G. ; Luz, Paula M. ; Castro, Rodolfo ; Hyde, Chris ; Fittipaldi, Juliana ; Rigolon, Caroline ; Cardoso, Sandra W. ; Grinsztejn, Beatriz ; Veloso, Valdiléa G. |
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Zeitschrift: | BMC Infectious Diseases, Jg. 17 (2017-07-31), S. 1-10 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2017 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1471-2334 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1186/s12879-017-2619-y |
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