Abstract Objective To analyze the epidemiological profile and spatial distribution of respiratory system diseases among children in Brazil in the period before and during the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods Ecological time-series, descriptive study, carried out with data from the Brazilian Department of Public Health Informatics about hospitalizations and deaths of children under 10 years old due to respiratory diseases in Brazil from March/2019 to February/2021. The analysis occurred by sex, age group, race/color and macroregion. Results The epidemiological profile with […]

Abstract Objective: To know the encounters of care between professionals and families with children under five years, with respiratory problems in primary health care and emergency units. Method: A qualitative study, whose conceptual basis is centered on health care. The empirical material consists of interviews with companions of hospitalized children and health professionals from primary care units and emergency. The understanding of the data by means of the hermeneutic analysis. Results: The meetings are marked by careful attention to the […]