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Marília Gabriella Pinheiro Silva's study analyzes trends in cancer morbidity and mortality among young people aged 0 to 19 years in the Brazilian municipalities of Petrolina (PE) and Juazeiro (BA) from 2004 to 2013. The dataset is derived from the Hospital Internment Information System and Mortality Information System, with age-standardized hospitalization and mortality rates analyzed via Joinpoint regression. Results indicate hospitalization and mortality rates were higher in Petrolina than Juazeiro, with mortality rates in both municipalities exceeding national and regional averages.

Use Cases

• Analyzing temporal trends in childhood cancer hospitalization rates based on the 2004-2013 historical series.
• Comparing regional mortality disparities based on data from the municipalities of Petrolina and Juazeiro.
• Investigating potential environmental risk factors, such as pesticide exposure, mentioned as a possible contributor to cancer rates.
• Assessing the impact of healthcare access on cancer outcomes based on the mention of specialized pediatric oncology services.

Strengths

• Covers a defined 10-year period from 2004 to 2013.
• Provides comparative data for two distinct municipalities, Petrolina and Juazeiro.
• Uses standardized national health information systems (Hospital Internment Information System and Mortality Information System) as data sources.
• Includes specific mortality rate comparisons to Brazilian (40.28/1,000,000) and Northeast regional (35.62/1,000,000) benchmarks.

Limitations

• Row count and specific column definitions are unknown; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to the specific municipalities and time period studied.

Provenance

Source

Marília Gabriella Pinheiro Silva via paperswithcode.

Collection Method

Data compiled from the Hospital Internment Information System (SIH) and Mortality Information System (SIM).

Time Range

2004 to 2013

Geography

Municipalities of Petrolina, Pernambuco (PE) and Juazeiro, Bahia (BA), Brazil.