The burden of hepatitis C infection in a Southern Brazilian State
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2018
Tipo de documento
Artigo de Periodico
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Área do conhecimento
Ciências da Saúde
Modalidade de acesso
Acesso aberto
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Autores
Traebert, Jefferson
Fratoni, Kátia Regina de Bona Porton
Rosa, Letícia Cabral Domingos da
Traebert, Eliane
Schneider, Ione Jayce Ceola
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Resumo
Introduction: The study aimed to estimate the burden of hepatitis C in Santa Catarina, Brazil. Methods: An ecologic study was
carried out to estimate the disability-adjusted life years (DALY) by summing the number of years of life lost and the number
of years lived with disability. Results: A rate of 1,075.9 DALY/100,000 population was estimated, and was similar by sex. The
highest burden was between the ages of 45 to 59 years and in the Grande Oeste region. Conclusions: The burden of hepatitis C
was high and concentrated in adult age groups with variations among regions.
Palavras-chave
Epidemiology, Hepatitis C, Impact, Burden of disease