[Gender and age differences in the completion of the schooling items in surveillance forms in Brazilian state capitals with higher dengue incidence, 2008-2017].

[Gender and age differences in the completion of the schooling items in surveillance forms in Brazilian state capitals with higher dengue incidence, 2008-2017]. Cad Saude Publica. 2020;36(10):e00187219 Authors: Guimarães LM, Cunha GMD Abstract Brazil is among the countries of the world with the most dengue cases. Case reporting systems are essential for monitoring the disease's evolution, but few reporting forms are properly completed. Knowledge of the patients' schooling level is important for understanding the role of social inequality in the risk of illness. The article aims to describe the completion of the schooling item on dengue notification forms provided by Brazilian Information System on Diseases of Notification (SINAN) from 2008 to 2017, according to sex and age bracket in the state capitals of the Northeast and Southeast regions. The target outcome was the completion of the schooling item on the reporting form. The predicted probabilities of completion of the schooling item were obtained with multilevel logistic models. Completion was low in the state capitals (less than 30% in eight of them). The odds of having the schooling item completed decreased with age, independently of the patient's sex and the reporting year. Women up to 60 years showed higher odds than men of completion of the schooling item. Overall, men showed 9% lower odds of having the schooling item completed, compared to women. The model with interaction ...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Cad Saude Publica Source Type: research