Incidência de meningite no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul no período de 2007 a 2019

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the incidence of meningitis in the population of the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the period between 2007 and 2019 and to describe its epidemiological profile. This is a quantitative, observational, ecological, descriptive study of the historical series type, with data collection based on the cases of meningitis reported in the period mentioned in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN). After analysis, there was a mean incidence coefficient in the period of 159.38 cases of meningitis per 100,000 inhabitants, with a higher incidence in males with 57%, children and adolescents (<1 and 19 years) with 50.6% of cases , white race with 79.6% and in the metropolitan health macro-region, with 56% of cases. Almost a third of the notifications did not have their etiology specified (32.6%). Nevertheless, most cases (69.5%) evolved to hospital discharge. Furthermore, understanding the epidemiological characteristics of meningitis in a federative unit would encourage early diagnosis, better forms of treatment and prevention of this pathology, such as the conjugate vaccine, present in the National Immunization Plan (PNI) and in the public vaccination calendar.