O racismo como determinante para o ofidismo letal na Bahia: um estudo epidemiológico (2010 -2021).

Abstract

Snakebite is a public health problem affecting people in tropical countries around the world. In Brazil, this condition still victimizes many people, especially Black and Indigenous people. The objective of this study was to analyze and compare lethal snakebite rates between Black and White people in the state of Bahia. The lethality of snakebite among Black people (0.54%) is higher than among White people (0.49%). The chance of Black people dying as a result of delayed treatment of the accident (OR: 2.66; p = 0.004) is lower than among White people (OR: 6.58; p = 0.06), however, the relationship between delayed treatment and death is not statistically supported in White people, suggesting that this result does not reflect reality. The sex variable modified the effect of the relationship between TPA and outcome, where women (OR: 5.30; p < 0.001) have a greater chance of death than men (OR: 1.66; p = 0.25). In conclusion, Black people are at greater risk of death than white people, more specifically Black women have a greater risk of dying as a result of snakebite.