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ArticleJournal of global health2021

Basic and associated causes of schistosomiasis-related mortality in Brazil: A population-based study and a 20-year time series of a disease still neglected.

Wandklebson Silva da Paz, Erica Dos Santos Reis, Iane Brito Leal, Yanna Menezes Barbosa, Karina Conceição Gm de Araújo, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza, Allan Dantas Dos Santos, Márcio Bezerra-Santos

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Article in Journal of global health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Wandklebson Silva da PazParasitic Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Erica Dos Santos ReisParasitic Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Iane Brito LealHealth Sciences Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Yanna Menezes BarbosaHealth Sciences Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Karina Conceição Gm de AraújoParasitic Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Amélia Ribeiro de JesusHealth Sciences Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Carlos Dornels Freire de SouzaDepartment of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil.
Allan Dantas Dos SantosDepartment of Nursing, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Lagarto, Sergipe, Brazil.
Márcio Bezerra-SantosParasitic Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil.
Universidade Federal de Sergipe · BRUniversidade Federal de Alagoas · BRUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco · BR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSchistosomiasis is a persistent public health problem in Brazil. Regardless advances in diagnosis and mass treatment, schistosomiasis has a severe impact on morbimortality in the country and remains a neglected tropical disease. Herein, we assessed the basic and associated causes of schistosomiasis-related deaths and the temporal and spatial patterns of mortality from the disease in Brazil between 1999 and 2018.

methodsWe conducted an ecological and time series study. The segmented log-linear regression model was applied to assess time trends, considering all deaths recorded in the category B65/ICD-10. Additionally, we elaborated maps of mortality rates from schistosomiasis in Brazil.

resultsA total of 4168 schistosomiasis-related deaths were recorded in Brazil in this period, as an associated cause. Time trend analysis revealed an increase in the average age of deaths from schistosomiasis (annual percentage change (APC) = 0.84), and stable trend in Brazil (APC = 0.31). Concerning schistosomiasis-related deaths, we observed disorders related to the digestive system, liver diseases, septicemias, and chronic diseases. Surprisingly, there were deaths caused by non-endemic

conclusionAltogether, our analyses demonstrated that schistosomiasis remains a significant cause of death in Brazil, and it is increasing in some areas, especially in the Northeast region. Additionally, women and the elderly showed a stable time trend of deaths. Thereby, it urgently requires improvements in the control programs strategies, in the sense of an effective reduction in cases and deaths from the disease in Brazil.

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SchistosomiasisAgedBrazilCitiesFemaleHumansNeglected DiseasesPublic Health

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