PEIXOTO, G. R.; SILVA, J. P. E.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/8091505311670877; http://lattes.cnpq.br/9662651358267965; PEIXOTO, Getúlio Ribeiro.; SILVA, João Paulo Epifanio da.
Resumen:
The current study aimed to evaluate the epidemiological profile of mortality in children in the
state of Paraiba, from 2003 to 2013. It is a ecologic type survey, performed with secondary
data obtained from the online database and from free Mortality Information System access,
provided by the Department of Information Technology of the Unified Health System, using
the variables year of death, sex, race / color, micro-region and chapter of the International
Classification of Diseases. The population consisted of children aged one to nine years, living
in Paraíba and who died in the period between January 1st 2003 to December 31, 2013. The
data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and distributed in graphs and tables, through
Microsoft Office Excel for Windows 2010, besides being faced with the pertinent literature on
the subject studied. For being used secondary data, available free and gratuitous on the World
Wide Web through DATASUS, there was no need for this research to be submitted to the
Ethics Committee in Human Beings Research. However, it were respected all the ethical
principles established by Resolution No. 466/12 of the National Health Council. The results
obtained showed a total of 2,869 deaths in the period surveyed, with a higher prevalence of
deaths between the ages of one and four years old (63.19%), male (55.28%) and color / race
brown (56.12%). It was observed a higher prevalence of deaths from external causes of
morbidity and mortality (22.69%), respiratory diseases (13.56%) and symptoms, signs and
abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (10.91%). In addition, Paraiba micro-regions that
showed the highest mortality rates were João Pessoa (22.55%), Campina Grande (12.86%)
and North Coast (5.19%). At the end of this study it was concluded that the State of Paraiba
has been following the reduction of infant mortality presented by Brazil, however facing the
world present obstacles, such as social and economic exclusion, which are factors that hinder
access to health care, leaving the children even more vulnerable, since they are considered to
be susceptible to injuries and diseases. Thus, it becomes necessary that health professionals
aware of the most prevalent causes of death, can anticipate the most urgent needs of children
who come to the emergency room and the basic units, intervening thereby more efficiently.