Perfil da hepatite A no município de Belém, Pará, Brasil

Introduction: Hepatitis A is a serious public health problem in the world; although it has shown a drop in its incidence rates in the state of Para, northern Brazil, the incidence has remained high. Objective: The sociodemographic and epidemiological profiles of hepatitis A in the city of Belem, were determined. Method: The research was carried out with data from the records of the Information System of Diseases and Notification of cases of hepatitis from 2007 to 2016. To obtain the sociodemographic profile, the variables age, sex, race and schooling were used, which were associated to the number of cases through chi-square analysis in software R. In determining the epidemiological profile, the variables vaccine for hepatitis A, institutionalized in, final classification and probable source were used. Results: The frequency of hepatitis A was higher in men, children, persons declared brown and in people without a fixed institution. The cases are diagnosed by laboratory tests and have as main source of infection contaminated food and water. Conclusions: The profiles show the groups with the highest risk and factors that most corroborate for hepatitis A infection in the individuals of the city of Belem. Investments are necessary, in the area of sanitation so that there is an effective reduction of the cases in this municipality.