Open AccessRelationship between the quantity of treatments and the incidence of spina bifida in Brazil
Author(s) -
Gustavo Sampaio Vilas- Boas,
Isadora Abreu Oliveira,
Beatriz Gusmão Oliveira,
Ana Carolina Pachêco de Menezes Rios,
Thaís Machado Belitardo de Carvalho,
Matheus Campos Ribeiro de Souza,
Lanna Victória Loula,
Raíssa Barreto Lima,
Gustavo Bomfim Barreto,
Giovanna Carvalho Sousa,
Rafaela Sandes Fonseca,
Louise Seixas Lordêllo,
Lara Teixeira de Oliveira
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.226
Subject(s) - spina bifida , incidence (geometry) , medicine , pediatrics , mathematics , geometry
Background: Spina bifida is the second leading cause of motor disability in childhood. Therefore, it’s important to know if the therapeutic offer for spina bifida is fulfilling its demand. Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between the number of treatments and the incidence of spina bifida in Brazil, between 2016 and 2019. Design and Setting: Descriptive, retrospective study, with secondary data collected in the Hospital Information System of SUS (SIH / SUS) and the Information System of Live Births (SINASC), between 2016 and 2019, in Brazil. Methods: Variables used: frequency of spina bifida by live births and quantity of treatments. Results: In 2016, the frequency of spina bifida by live births was 746 and the number of procedures for treating the disease was 360, resulting in a 0.48 ratio between the treatment quantity and the affected live births. In 2017, the frequency was 711 and the procedure quantity was 337, with a 0.47 proportion. In 2018, the frequency was 726, the procedure quantity 294, with a 0.4 proportion. In 2019, the frequency decreased to 694, with 288 procedures, and a 0.41 proportion. In total, there were 2,877 live births with spina bifida and 1,300 hospital procedures, with a proportion of 0.45. Conclusions: The study shows a clear disparity between the frequency of spina bifida and the procedure quantity for this condition. In addition, the number of procedures was decreased, without a proportional declination in the disease incidence, indicating a need for greater public investment for such treatments.