CHILD HOSPITALIZATION DUE TO PRIMARY CARE SENSITIVE CONDITIONS

Abstract

The objective in this research was to characterize hospitalizations of children under five years of ago due to primary care sensitive conditions in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, between 2007 and 2011. Descriptive study of hospitalization records obtained from the Hospital Information System of the Unified Health System, analyzed per sex, age range, causes and year. In total, 16,156 hospitalizations were registered. Of these, 6,258 (38.7%) were due to primary care sensitive conditions, with a larger number of children between one and four years of age (3,697). The main causes were bacterial pneumonias, pulmonary diseases, infectious gastroenteritis and complications. The hospitalization coefficients remained stable in the study period, with a slight reduction in 2010 and 2011. Despite a reduction in the hospitalization coefficient due to primary care sensitive conditions, the results may indicate deficiency in the quality of care in the city studied.

Keywords

• Hospitalization
• Child health
• Primary health care
• Health care quality indicators
• Descriptive epidemiology