Regional differences and temporal trend analysis of Hepatitis B in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Burden disease related to chronic HBV infection is increasing worldwide. Monitoring Hepatitis B occurrence is difficult due to intrinsic characteristics of the infection, nonetheless analyzing this information improves strategic planning towards reducing the burden related to chronic infection. In this line of thought, this study aims to analyze national and regional epidemiology of Hepatitis B and it's temporal trends based on Brazilian reported cases.

Methods

Data obtained from the Brazilian National Notifiable Disease Reporting System (SINAN) from 2007 to 2018 were classified by infection status with an original classification algorithm, had their temporal trends analyzed by Joinpoint regression model and were correlated with gender, age and region.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Grandi G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578265 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature