Análise espacial da incidência de dengue em Santa Catarina no período de 2014 a 2023

Abstract

Dengue, an arboviral disease transmitted by Aedes aegypti, has become a major global public health concern, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. In the state of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, the incidence of the disease has shown a significant increase in recent years. From this perspective, the present study aimed to estimate the incidence of dengue in the state between 2014 and 2023, with demographic characterization. This was a quantitative, descriptive, and ecological investigation using data obtained from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS), based on records of probable dengue cases reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) during the study period, with no exclusion criteria, totaling 269,476 cases. The cumulative incidence for the period was 3,540.9 per 100,000 inhabitants. The municipalities with the highest incidence coefficients were Mondaí (17,793 per 100,000) and Coronel Freitas (20,408 per 100,000). Most cases occurred in females (51.9%), individuals self-identified as White (88.4%), aged 20 to 39 years (38%), with incomplete higher education (37.9%), and 99.9% evolved to recovery.