MORTALIDADE POR DOENÇAS CARDIOVASCULARES EM MULHERES EM IDADE FÉRTIL NO ESTADO DE GOIÁS (2000-2014)

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death in the world and in Brazil. Women of childbearing age have been affected by these events in increasingly significant numbers, since it modifies the expected pattern of deaths in this age group. This dissertation aimed to outline the epidemiological profile of cardiovascular disease mortality in women of childbearing age, in the state of Goiás, from 2000 to 2014. It is a retrospective study with a quantitative approach. The data corresponding to the deaths of women of childbearing age, from 10 to 49 years, for cardiovascular diseases (Chapter IX of ICD-10), in the state of Goiás, were digitally accessed at the Mortality Information Service (SIM) in the period of 2000 To 2014. Cardiovascular diseases ranked third in the number of deaths in the study group. The most prevalent diseases that led to women of childbearing age were, respectively, cerebrovascular diseases, ischemic heart diseases and other forms of heart disease. Mortality declined in the group of women between the ages of 20 and 49, with a more pronounced decline in the age group of 40 to 49 years. In relation to marital status, there was a decrease in the number of deaths of married and widowed women and an increase among women in a stable union. In terms of schooling, there was a decrease in the number of deaths among women with uninformed or ignored education and without any education, whereas among women with four years or more of education there was an increase in the number of deaths. There was an increase in the number of deaths among women of brown color and fall among white women. In the majority of cases, women died, especially in the hospital environment, with deaths occurring at home in the second place. It is concluded that, over the years, women of childbearing age have presented better responses regarding the modification of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases, as well as adherence to guiding principles for the reduction of these risk factors. Although health and education policies have followed this trend, they still lack epidemiological evidence for their better targeting and implementation.