Estudo de algumas das principais doenças do Sistema Respiratório na área urbana de Tefé, AM

Abstract

The study conducted in the city of Tefé, AM, aimed to find the main events of acute respiratory disease (ARD) more frequent, as the sector most vulnerable population. This study, although limited by lack of access to all sources of information from the Municipal Health Tefé allowed defining the main respiratory diseases in the population of the urban area of Tefé. It stands out from respiratory diseases met the high rate of patients affected by pneumonia (75%), followed by asthma (13%). In the case of Pneumonia population most affected children results with 55.2% and 31.4% of elderly patients cared for in HRT. As in asthma is mainly present in children with 50% of all treated cases. There was no significant trend markedly from respiratory diseases to one another u sex in Tefé inhabitants. 231 events were reported DRA from November 2011 to September 2012. The cases proceeded served 28 different neighborhoods of the city, manifesting the greatest affectation concentrated in 9 neighborhoods that landed the 60% of all cases treated. The conditions of poor sanitation, population density, environmental factors, presence of principles allergens (pollen, dust, mold, etc..) May be the main causes of respiratory diseases reported. The study also indicated that it is necessary to give special attention to children and elderly people, since it is more vulnerable to risk of illness from acute respiratory diseases.