出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Introduction: Infectious meningitis is an important public health problem worldwide. In Brazil, it is a type of disease with mandatory notification. Objective: This study aimed to outline the sociodemographic profile of reported cases of Meningitis in the state of Piauí from 2010 to 2020. Methodology: This is a retrospective and descriptive review with a quantitative study. The study consisted of an evaluation of the information obtained, which began in the SINAN databases. Results and Discussion: There were 2,458 reported cases of meningitis in the period 2010 to 2020, with the highest number of cases in males 1,498 (60.94%) and in the age group of 20-30 years with 681 cases (27.71 %). It was found that 221 (8.99%) patients died and 2,040 (82.99%) people were discharged. It manages to find itself in the urban area with 1,887 (76.77%) number of residents and students from the 5th to 8th incomplete grade of elementary school, with 536 cases (21.81%). Conclusion: However, according to the results obtained in this study, health actions aimed at people with low education are paramount, in addition to containing further investigations on the problem in this age group and monitoring of epidemiological surveillance on the transmission of the disease.
