Banca de DEFESA: CLARA CAROLINE DOS SANTOS SILVA

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : CLARA CAROLINE DOS SANTOS SILVA
DATE: 18/12/2025
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: https://meet.google.com/nvv-wbjz-cvb
TITLE:

Pediatric Hospitalization in Brazil: Characteristics, Challenges, and Perspectives from a Scoping Review

KEY WORDS:

Child. Adolescent. Hospitalization. Child Care. Brazil.

PAGES: 44
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Saúde Coletiva
SUBÁREA: Epidemiologia
SUMMARY:

Pediatric hospital admissions represent an important public health indicator, reflecting both the health status of the child population and the responsiveness of health services. In Brazil, different factors—such as socioeconomic conditions, access to health services, epidemiological profile, and regionality—directly influence patterns of pediatric hospitalization. This is in addition to regional differences that impact the number of available beds, quality of healthcare, prevalence, and seasonality of diseases in each region. In order to answer this question, this study aims to map the available evidence in the literature on pediatric hospitalizations in Brazil, identifying their main characteristics, challenges, and perspectives. This is a scoping review conducted according to the methodology proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) and using PRISMA-ScR. Searches were performed in the following databases: PubMed (MEDLINE), Lilacs, Scopus, CINAHL. To identify grey literature, the CAPES Thesis and Dissertation Catalog and the Academic Archive Online (DIVA) were used. The search used descriptors combined with the Boolean operators “AND” and “OR”, relevant to the PCC acronym: population, concept, and context. After the searches, all studies were loaded into the Rayyan application, used to remove duplicates of selected articles, where two independent reviewers performed the study selection and data extraction. A total of 4,267 articles were found, and after screening and selection based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 studies remained for discussion and analysis. The studies found indicated that the main causes of hospitalizations are respiratory diseases, infectious and parasitic gastroenteritis, kidney and urinary tract diseases, and diseases related to environmental and social factors. The Northeast and South regions presented the highest number of studies conducted, highlighting challenges such as regional differences and issues related to access to health services in different parts of Brazil. The perspectives indicate the need to strengthen primary health care (PHC), considering that the main causes of hospitalization are conditions that could be screened, diagnosed, and treated at the primary level. In addition to investing in improving hospital infrastructure, professional training, and public policies that promote health equity.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 2218787 - KLAYTON GALANTE SOUSA
Externa ao Programa - 1506238 - QUENIA CAMILLE SOARES MARTINS - UFRNExterna à Instituição - TALITA ARAUJO DE SOUZA - UFPE