Casos notificados de síndrome respiratória aguda grave (SRAG) em indígenas no Brasil: uma análise clínico-epidemiológica no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: To describe the reports of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in indigenous Brazilians, besides to investigate sociodemographic and health characteristics associated with SARS deaths in this population. Methods: An ecological, descriptive and analytical study, with secondary data from the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System referring to the Brazilian indigenous population, in 2020. Results: 3,062 cases were reported in the analyzed period. Men, adults, with comorbidities, with low education and living in rural areas predominated. The cases and deaths were concentrated in the states of Amazonas and Mato Grosso do Sul. A greater chance of death was observed in the elderly, with low education, living in rural areas and with comorbidities. Mostly, COVID-19 proved to be the main etiology. Conclusion: It was possible to characterize the clinical-epidemiological profile, as well as identify the groups of indigenous people with greater vulnerability to SARS as a result of COVID-19 and evolution to death in Brazil.