Epidemiological characterization of individuals with amputations in Northeastern Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological characterization of individuals with amputations in Northeastern Brazil
Received 07th July, 2020; Received in revised form 18th August, 2020; Accepted 20th September, 2020; Published online 30th October, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Jorge Rollemberg dos Santos 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.
Amputation is the partial or total removal of a limb, which may occur surgically or traumatically. Its causes are related to diverse etiologies: vascular, neuropathic, traumatic, tumoral, infectious, congenital. The present study aimed to analyze the epidemiological profile of 43 persons with amputations, of both sexes, from the city of Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil. The investigated data were sociodemographic variables and information about the amputation, obtained through questionnaires. Mann-Whitney, chi-square and Fisher exact tests were used to compare age categories (<45 years and>45 years). Results showed a prevalence of 81.4% of amputations for males and 39.5% of the subjects had incomplete high school level. Regarding lower limb amputation levels, 34.9% of the participants had transfemural amputation and for the upper limbs, the transcarpian amputation was the most prevalent (16.6%). Concerning the origin of the amputation, traffic accidents were related to age <45 years, while disease, > 45 years. In this analysis of the epidemiological profile, the majority of amputees were male, lower limbs were the most affected and different causes were related to age.
