Mortalidade de professores no Estado de Goiás: análise de série temporal, 2008-2017

Abstract

Time series analysis is an epidemiology research strategy that provides input for action and policy planning specific to the needs of a population. This study, unprecedented in Brazil, aimed to know the epidemiological profile and mortality trend of teachers of basic education and higher education in the state of Goiás, from 2008 to 2017. Descriptive study of time series analysis of cases of deaths in teachers identified in the Brazilian Government Mortality Information System Database. The study included 2,439 deaths of teachers over twenty years old. The variables chosen were: gender, race / color, marital status, age, education, municipality of residence and place of occurrence. For statistical analysis, the frequencies of the variables, confidence limits for a simple proportion and the death tendency of all causes of death and of the four main ones were calculated. A high frequency of non-communicable chronic diseases was found as a cause of death in teachers from the state of Goiás, most of them in an economically active age group. The results revealed a predominance in this population of deaths from malignant neoplasms, diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the respiratory system and external causes of morbidity with a tendency to increase in deaths, with an increase of 0.040 when analyzing all causes of death. By gender, the frequency of deaths is higher in females, in race / white color. Among the causes of mortality among teachers, neoplasia (mainly digestive organs and breast) predominates, following circulatory diseases (ischemic and cerebrovascular disease), respiratory diseases (pneumonia and chronic lower airways diseases) and external causes. morbidity (traffic accidents and assaults). Among the teachers, diseases of the circulatory system (ischemic and cerebrovascular disease), neoplasms (digestive organs and lymphatic / hematopoietic tissues), external causes of morbidity (transport accidents and aggressions) and respiratory (pneumonia and chronic diseases of the lower airways) predominate. The main causes of mortality between the sexes are not coincident, this highlights the need to outline specific health care programs and policies for women and men. The findings suggest that a significant part of the causes of mortality, chronic noncommunicable diseases, could have their profile changed if public health and education managers implemented effective interventions with investments in prevention programs, risk factor reduction, health promotion, quick access to curative and rehabilitative measures, seeking better quality of life for teachers