Hospitalizations of adolescents due to sensitive conditions in primary health care in the perspective of integrality

Abstract Objective to analyze, from the perspective of integrality, the hospitalizations of adolescents due to conditions sensitive to primary care in a Regional Health unit in Paraná State. Method a quantitative retrospective study was carried out from January to July 2018. Public data were collected from hospitalizations of adolescents aged 10 to 19 years available in the database of the hospital information system of the Ministry of Health using the Official Tabulator (Tabwin, version 3.2). Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics according to the absolute number and frequency per year investigated. Results out of the 82,016 admissions, 9,029 (11.00%) were due to conditions sensitive to primary care. Among the main causes, infection of the kidney and urinary tract (24.96%), epilepsies (19.27%), infectious gastroenteritis, and complications (11.91%) stood out, which are diseases related to prenatal care and childbirth (8.88%) and asthma (7.39%). Female hospitalizations accounted for 57.52%, prevalent in the 15- to 19-year-old subgroup (66.64%). Conclusion and implications for practice it is necessary to advance in the construction of integrality in adolescent health care to respond to the health needs of this population segment and reduce hospitalizations for causes sensitive to primary care.