Epidemiological profile of children who underwent the guthrie test at a public maternity hospital in recife/pe, Brazil
International Journal of Development Research
Epidemiological profile of children who underwent the guthrie test at a public maternity hospital in recife/pe, Brazil
Received 20th March, 2018; Received in revised form 16th April, 2018; Accepted 27th May, 2018; Published online 28th June, 2018
Copyright © 2018, José Inocêncio Tavares Filho et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objective: To identify the epidemiological profile of children who underwent the Guthrie test at a public maternity hospital in the state of Pernambuco - Brazil, in the period from January/2009 to December/2013. Methods: Descriptive, exploratory, retrospective study, with quantitative approach. Performed at the Center for Integrated Health Amaury de Medeiros - CISAM - in Recife - Pernambuco/Brazil, surveying data from the logbook of the institution, collecting the amount of visits, tracing an epidemiological profile by gender, incidence of positive cases for examinations carried out by the National Neonatal Screening Program (NNSP). Presented through tables and figure. Results: Data show 11,269 performed examinations and 446 positive cases for Phenylketonuria, Congenital Hypothyroidism and Sickle Cell Anemia, in which the highest percentage was positive and/or sickle cell traits. Conclusion: the lack of guidance from professionals about the importance of screening leads to low demand, lack of clarification regarding the test, late diagnosis, thus hidering the initiation of treatment. Descriptors: Neonatal Screening, Sickle Cell Anemia, Phenylketonuria, Congenital Hypothyroidism.
