Hospitalization for malaria in the indigenous population of Roraima, in Brazil's Northern Amazon, 2008-2022

Malaria, a disease resulting from social and natural factors [1], is scheduled to be eradicated by 2035. Consequently, greater efforts are needed to combat it, including the essential integration of health surveillance with primary care, aiming at measures for control, prevention, and effective eradication of the disease [2]. Although malaria is a major public health concern for Roraima and Brazil, there are few studies that provide an overview of the disease in the state. What is most published are reports and bulletins on malaria control [3]. No studies were found that prioritized the treatment of malaria in indigenous people nor on the indicators of hospitalization of this population due to this disease, which highlights the importance of this study because it can inform the organization and planning of malaria control measures in Roraima. Although it does not replace traditional methods of health systems, digital mapping is a useful approach for the health of indigenous people because it allows health measures to be assessed and planned with reference to the spatial distribution of deaths and populations. Through the processing of geographic data, it is possible to outline scenarios that illustrate the inequality profiles of indigenous people [4]. Because of this, this study aimed to analyze the epidemiology of hospitalized cases of malaria in indigenous people living in the municipalities of Roraima in the northern Brazilian Amazon from 2008 to 2022.