Avaliação dos acidentes por ofídicos notificados no estado de Sergipe, Brasil, de 2003 a 2013

Abstract

Study design: Temporal analysis. Objectives: To evaluate the frequency and characteristics of snake envenomation in the state of Sergipe, reported by CIATOX-SE, from January 2003 to December 2013. Methodology: The variables contained in reports obtained by CIATOX- SE database were: year of the accident, accident zone, gender, age and evolution of patients stung by snakes. We calculated the adjusted incidence of snakebite envenomation each year and linear time trends were analyzed by univariate linear regression to estimate the annual growth rates of notifications. Results: 1160 cases of snakebite accidents were found, the age group 20-39 years had the highest prevalence of notifications, there was a predominance in males (72.8%); and reports of accidents in urban areas had a growth rate of 2.06. A lethality of 0.7% was reported, with 50% involving patients under 5 years old and in the age of 60-69 years old. Conclusions: The growth rates of the notifications show that men, individuals aged 20-39 years old and those from rural areas may be at greater risk. However, there is a different pattern of exposed population emerging, with increased rates over women and urban area. These changes suggest the need for wider deployment of preventive public health policies to this grievance that contemplate both groups of populations.