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Epidemiological analysis of Acute Respiratory Infections in children and adults treated in the emergency rooms of the main hospitals of Maputo city - Mozambique, 2019-2020
Abstract
Introduction: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) prevent the normal functioning of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Mozambique established sentinel surveillance for ARIs in 2013 to produce consistent data and information for decision-making. The study descriptively analyzed the data from the ARI surveillance system in Maputo city from May 2019 to February 2020.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of ARI surveillance data at the five main hospitals in Maputo city from May 2019 to February 2020. The data were collected from the adult (≥ 15 years old) and pediatric (<15 years old) outpatient register books. Variables of interest were the date of diagnosis, health unit, province, gender, age and diagnosis. The different diagnoses were summarized by age group and hospital.
Results: A total of 43,600 cases of ARI were identified. Most cases (69.3%, 30,227) were aged <15 years old. Fifty-one percent (22,494/43600) of cases were female. The largest proportion of cases presented in February, with 17.3% (7,544), and the most frequent diagnosis was upper respiratory tract infection with 44.9% (19,569) of cases.
Conclusion: The spike in the URTIs provided evidence for the country to begin active surveillance for COVID-19 across the country.
