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. 2018 Sep 21;27(3):e2017322.
doi: 10.5123/S1679-49742018000300006.

Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in children under five years old in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2012: a descriptive study

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Tatiana da Silva Oliveira Mariano  1 , Fúlvio Borges Nedel  2   3
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Hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions in children under five years old in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2012: a descriptive study

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Tatiana da Silva Oliveira Mariano et al. Epidemiol Serv Saude. .
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Abstract
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Objective: to describe proportions and rates of hospitalization for Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions (ACSC) among children under 5 years old, in Santa Catarina State, Brazil, 2012.

Methods: this is a descriptive study using Brazilian National Health Service Hospital Information System (SIH/SUS) data, classified according to the Brazilian ACSC List.

Results: a total of 32,445 children aged <5 years old were hospitalized, 25,7% of whom were ACSC cases, representing a rate of 20.1/1,000 inhabitants in the same age group; the main causes were infectious gastroenteritis and complications (26.7%), bacterial pneumonia (22.2%) and pulmonary diseases (16.9%); there was a higher hospitalization rate due to ACSC in males (21.1/1,000), and in children <1 year old (43.8/1,000).

Conclusion: The results showed that the State of Santa Catarina had lower rates and proportions than those found in other Brazilian studies, even though ACSC were the cause of one quarter of hospitalizations in children aged <5 years.

Objetivo: descrever as proporções e taxas de hospitalização por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária (CSAP) em menores de 5 anos de idade no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, em 2012.

Métodos: estudo descritivo, com dados do Sistema de Informações Hospitalares do Sistema Único de Saúde (SIH/SUS), classificados segundo a Lista Brasileira de CSAP.

Resultados: foram registradas 32.445 hospitalizações em <5 anos de idade; as CSAP representaram 25,7% delas, com taxa de 20,1/1.000 habitantes do mesmo grupo etário; as principais causas foram gastroenterites infecciosas e complicações (26,7%), pneumonias bacterianas (22,2%) e doenças pulmonares (16,9%); houve maior taxa de hospitalização por CSAP no sexo masculino (21,1/1.000) e em menores de 1 ano de idade (43,8/1.000).

Conclusão: os resultados evidenciaram que o estado de Santa Catarina apresentou taxas e proporções inferiores às observadas em outros estudos brasileiros, embora as CSAP tenham sido causa de um quarto das internações em <5 anos.

Objetivo: describir proporciones y tasas de hospitalización por Condiciones Sensibles a la Atención Primaria (CSAP) en menores de 5 años de edad en el estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil, en 2012.

Métodos: estudio descriptivo, utilizando las bases del Sistema de Informaciones Hospitalarias del Sistema de Salud Brasileño (SIH/SUS), clasificadas de acuerdo a la Lista Brasileña de CSAP.

Resultados: se registraron 32.445 hospitalizaciones en menores de 5 años; 25,7% de ellas representadas por las CSAP, con una tasa de 20,1/1.000 habitantes del mismo grupo de edad; las principales causas fueron gastroenteritis infecciosas y complicaciones (26,7%), neumonías bacterianas (22,2%) y enfermedades pulmonares (16,9%); se observó una mayor tasa de hospitalización por CSAP en el sexo masculino (21,1/1.000) y en <1 año de edad (43,8/1.000).

Conclusión: los resultados evidenciaron que el estado de Santa Catarina presentó tasas y proporciones menores que las observadas en estudios brasileños, aunque las CSAP hayan sido la causa de ¼ de las internaciones.

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