Main risk factors identified in hospitalized cases for Covid-19 in the state of Paraná – Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Main risk factors identified in hospitalized cases for Covid-19 in the state of Paraná – Brazil
Received 20th June, 2022; Received in revised form 28th June, 2022; Accepted 19th July, 2022; Published online 22th August, 2022
Copyright © 2022, Gustavo Baroni Araujo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objectives: To investigate the main risk factors in cases hospitalized for COVID-19 in the state of Paraná. Methodology: This is an analytical, cross-sectional study of secondary data. The search was carried out through the website of the secretary of health of the state of Paraná (www.saude.pr.gov.br) through the “Coronavirus - COVID 19” platform that allows free access to information related to new cases, deaths and COVID vaccination in the state. Access was used to “Boletim – Informe Epidemiológico Coronavirus” with data published by the website on 01/06/2022. The source of these data was provided by the Influenza Epidemiological Surveillance Information System (SIVEP-flu). Results and Discussion: Until the period investigated, 140,984 cases of hospitalization were registered in Paraná. It is observed that the most prevalent risk factors for hospitalization were: being elderly (36.17%), having some chronic cardiovascular disease (24.01%), having Diabetes Mellitus (16.31%) and being obese (8.26%). It is noteworthy that the same case may have more than one comorbidity. The risk factors that presented the lowest prevalence were: Women in the puerperium period (up to 42 days after delivery) (0.17%), children under six years of age (0.8%) and being in the gestation period (0.86%). Chronic non-communicable diseases are the leading causes of mortality globally, and lead to greater chances of complications from infection, especially at older ages, resulting in a greater need for hospitalization. The lower prevalence of deaths in children, adolescents and adults can be explained by the fact that they respond better to the virus infection, presenting mild and moderate symptoms without the need for hospital care. Final considerations: As strategies to minimize the complications of COVID-19, the importance of controlling modifiable risk factors as well as adherence to vaccination to contain new cases and complications of infection is highlighted.
