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Revista de Salud Pública
Print version ISSN 0124-0064
Abstract
SUAREZ-PALACIO, Damaris et al. Epidemiological behavior of hepatitis A in Barranquilla, Colombia, in the period 2013-2017. Rev. salud pública [online]. 2019, vol.21, n.3, pp.287-291. Epub Mar 25, 2020. ISSN 0124-0064. https://doi.org/10.15446/rsap.v21n3.74932.
Objective
To analyze the epidemiological behavior of hepatitis A in the district of Barranquilla (Colombia), in the period 2013-2017.
Materials and Methods
Descriptive study, in which the database of all hepatitis A cases reported in the district of Barranquilla during the observation period were retrospectively reviewed.
Results
There were 293 new cases of hepatitis A reported in the district of Barranquilla, of which 62.4% occurred in men and 37.6% in women. The age groups most affected by the disease were adults (39.6%), followed by young people and schoolchildren (15%, respectively). The incidence of hepatitis A in the district of Barranquilla decreased between 2013 and 2016 from 10.9 to 1.5 cases per 100 000 inhabitants; however, in 2017 there was a slight increase to 2.5 cases per 100 000 inhabitants.
Conclusions
Hepatitis A is an event of interest for public health in the district of Barranquilla, and the behavior of its incidence has had a downward trend in recent years.
Keywords : Hepatitis A; epidemiology; Colombia (source: MeSH, NLM).