Hospital admissions of adolescents due to primary care sensitive conditions in a health region

Abstract

Objective: To analyze hospital admissions due to primary care sensitive conditions in the 2nd Health Region of the State of Paraná in the 2010-2014 period. Method: Retrospective ecological study conducted from March to June 2016, with descriptive statistical analysis of data available in the hospital information system Results: Of the 87,321 admissions of adolescents aged 10-19 years, 9,858 (11.29%) were due to primary care sensitive conditions. The main causes include kidney and urinary tract infection (23.28%); infectious gastroenteritis and complications (18.96%); epilepsies (14.91%); diseases related to prenatal care and childbirth (9.79%); and asthma (10.51%). Hospitalizations in the age group of 15-19 years accounted for 57.52%, with a prevalence for the female gender (66.64%). Conclusion: To investigate the determination of hospitalizations and processes that interfere with primary health care for adolescents can reduce preventable hospitalizations and increase the quality of care provided to adolescents.