Profile of hospitalizations of women with heart failure in public hospitals in the municipality of Macapá, Amapá, 2016 to 2021

Abstract

Objective: describe the sociodemographic profile of hospitalizations of women with heart failure in public hospitals in the city of Macapá, Amapá. Method: Retrospective study, with a quantitative approach, analyzing the profile of 704 women hospitalized with heart failure in four public hospitals in the city of Macapá-AP, between July 2016 and July 2021. The Hospital Information System of the Health, through DATASUS and the Brazilian Institute of Geography. Results: The results indicate that females represented 42.25% of hospitalizations, 75.55% occurred in the Emergency Hospital, 63.3% of hospitalized women were over 60 years old; 33.78% were brown; and 73.25% were hospitalized as an emergency. Conclusion: It is concluded that although women represent a large audience in the city of Macapá, the demand for hospitalization is still low in relation to heart failure, but it has been growing in the age group from 60 years old, which demonstrates the need to implement policies public services in Primary Health Care for disease prevention.