Publications by authors named "Maria Isabelle Barbosa da Silva Brito"
Factors associated with severe forms and deaths from schistosomiasis and application of probabilistic linkage in databases, state of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2007-2017.
Maria Isabelle Barbosa da Silva Brito Emília Carolle Azevedo de Oliveira Constança Simões Barbosa Elainne Christine de Souza Gomes
Rev Bras Epidemiol
January 2023
Objective: To verify the agreement of data on severe forms and deaths from schistosomiasis recorded in the Brazilian Notifiable Diseases Information System and the Mortality Information System, sociodemographic variables with the occurrence of severe forms and deaths, and the temporal trend of the disease in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Methods: This is an ecological, descriptive, time series study with data on severe forms and deaths from schistosomiasis in Pernambuco, from 2007 to 2017. For the linkage between databases, a function was developed in python programming language, using the Soundex method.
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to detail schistosomiasis control efforts and the disease's epidemiological status in Pernambuco, Brazil, from 2010 to 2016.
- Data was collected from 116 municipalities through the Schistosomiasis Surveillance and Control Program, focusing on control measures like population assessment, testing, and treatment coverage, alongside epidemiological factors such as positivity rates and parasite load.
- The findings indicate that traditionally endemic health regions showed higher averages in both control and epidemiological indicators, suggesting a need for expanded control initiatives in these areas.