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ADOLESCENTS WITH COVID-19 IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL: CLINICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
- Brena S. Oliveira (Brazil)
Abstract
Background and Aims
COVID-19 presented greater severity and lethality in older adults, people with comorbidities, and smokers. However, severe cases and deaths have also been reported in adolescents. The objective was to identify the clinical and demographic characteristics of adolescents diagnosed with COVID-19 in Northeastern Brazil.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out using public data from e-SUS Notifica system, a platform created by the Brazilian Ministry of Health for notifications of Influenza Syndromes. The sample consisted of 226,896 adolescents aged 10 to 18 years old, diagnosed with COVID-19 between March 2020 and August 2021.
Results
Most adolescents were female (N= 125,143, 55.15%), aged between 15 and 18 years (N= 147,892, 65.20%) and lived in the countryside (N=188,997, 83.30%), with the largest proportion in the state of Bahia (N=61,681, 27.18%). Concerning the clinical profile, 27,057 (11.9%) of the cases were asymptomatic, while 199,839 (88.1%) had symptoms such as fever (N= 94,385, 47.2%), cough (N= 90,767, 45.4 %), sore throat (N=76,881, 38.5%) and headache (N=64,435, 32.2%). Among the closed cases, the most prevalent outcome was cure (N=139,815). However, deaths were also reported (N=124).
Conclusions
Most adolescents from the Northeast region of Brazil, with COVID-19, presented mild symptoms of the disease. However, deaths have also been reported. It is important to monitor the infection to identify severe symptoms and intervene early. We thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES Brazil) and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq, process no. 402170/2020-2).