Banca de DEFESA: NEILIANE MEDEIROS DANTAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : NEILIANE MEDEIROS DANTAS
DATE: 08/05/2023
TIME: 10:00
LOCAL: Plataforma GoogleMeet (http://meet.google.com/jwr-dwtq-cmk)
TITLE:

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the actions of the Schistosomiasis Control Program in an endemic area in Northeast Brazil

KEY WORDS:

SARS-Cov-2, Pandemic, Schistosoma mansoni, Public health.

PAGES: 58
BIG AREA: Ciências Agrárias
AREA: Medicina Veterinária
SUBÁREA: Medicina Veterinária Preventiva
SUMMARY:

Schistosomiasis remains a serious public health concern in Brazil and the Schistosomiasis Control Program (PCE) was elaborated to assist in the control of the disease. Nevertheless, the irruption of the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the program. Herein, we assessed the impact of the pandemic on PCE actions in an endemic area in the region with the highest positivity rate for schistosomiasis in Brazil. We conducted an ecological, population-based study using data from the PCE of the state of Alagoas, between 2015 and 2021, to calculate the percentage of change. The temporal trend analysis was performed using the segmented log-linear regression model. To evaluate the spatial distribution of the data, choropleth maps were made showing the values of the % of change. Moran maps was elaborated to indicate the critical areas. Our analysis showed a decrease in the worked population in 2020 (-41.00%) and 2021 (-18.42%). Likewise, there was a reduction in the number of Kato-Katz tests performed (2020 = -43.45%; and in 2021 = -19.63%) and, consequently, a drop in the rate of positive tests (-37.98% in 2020 and -26.14% in 2021). Importantly, treatment of positive cases was lower than 80% (77.44% in 2020 and 77.38% in 2021). Additionally, spatial clusters with negative percentage values of up to -100% of the PCE indicators were identified mostly in the municipalities of the coastal areas that are historically most affected by schistosomiasis. Taken together, our analyzes corroborate that PCE actions in endemic municipalities of Alagoas were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

BANKING MEMBERS:
Externo(a) à Instituição - THIAGO JOSÉ MATOS ROCHA - UNCISAL
Interno(a) - 3140619 - VANESSA DORO ABDALLAH KOZLOWISKI
Presidente - 1640530 - WAGNNER JOSE NASCIMENTO PORTO