Epidemiological analysis regarding a BHU (basic health unit) in the region of Maringa–Parana–Brazil

Abstract

MethodologyThe present study was characterized as sectional descriptive study. Descriptive statistics were obtained using the software Spss version 20. Researchers did not interact with the population, what ruled out the need for authorization from the ethics committee to conduct research with humans. We analyzed the official documents offered by BHU, tabulated the numbers and analyzed for this research. The data were presented in absolute and relative frequency. The data collected refer to a municipality with 12 thousand inhabitants, with excess weight estimated for the Brazilian population in 53.8%, of which 18.9% are overweight. 3 This district was subdivided in two areas and the documentary analysis was referring to the reports of January to May of 2016 in relation to the remedies of one of these subareas. From the obtained data, a set of these was formed, making possible the establishment of an epidemiological profile of the region. After the collection, the data was analyzed by a multi-professional team made up of researchers from the areas of Biomedicine, Physical Education, Pharmacy, Dentistry and Psychology. The analysis statistical of the data of treatments occurred in level descriptive, frequency and percentage level, presenting data only in absolute and Adv Obes Weight Manag Control. 2018;8(4):213-218. AbstractThe objective of this study was to verify the demand of services and medicines at a basic health unit in the city of Maringa from the estimate of the frequency of excess weight adults estimated in 53.8%, of which 18.9% are overweight. It was a descriptive study, focusing on the epidemiological context of BHU, the percentage statistics of the frequency of treatments in relation to chronic diseases of the region, the most distributed medications, the nutrition picture of children in care of the BHU, the main dental procedures occurred in the unit and the percentage of alcoholists in the region. The results showed a large number of cases of diabetes and hypertension in the BHU with a rate of 4.2% and 13.2% of prevalence respectively. The most sought remedies in this unit are precisely those related o these diseases with 58.95% for those of hypertension and 12.76% for those related to diabetes. And with all this study and result, we can see that the situation in this small region is not out of the expectation, since we know that Brazil lately is undergoing an epidemiological transition, associated with diabetes and hypertension.