Objective: This study aimed to identify the relevance of hospitalizations for congenital hip deformities in Bahia. Methods: This is a retrospective epidemiological study in public databases. Descriptors in health sciences: “congenital hip dysplasia”, “congenital hip dislocation”, and “congenital dislocation hip”. This is qualitative-quantitative research with the analysis of secondary data and cross-sectional typologies in the databases of the Ministry of Health – Health Information (TABNET), made available by the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). Results: Bahia was the third Brazilian state with the highest number of hospitalizations, registering 1481 cases. The municipalities in Bahia with the highest prevalence were Itanhém, Salvador, and Barreiras, with 912, 445, and 20 cases, respectively. Conclusions: The elevated number of congenital hip deformities reflects a public health problem, requiring investments in public policies.

Introduction: Alcohol consumption in Brazil portrays a major economic, social, and health challenge. There is no single solution to this complex problem. However, over the years, the morbidity rate for mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol abuse has been reducing, in absolute values, throughout Brazil. Objective: To compare morbidity rates for mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol abuse in Brazil from 2010 to 2020, in view of the implementation of public policies aimed at reducing alcohol consumption in contrast to the pandemic resulting from the COVID-19 declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional observational study of aggregate data collected from the SUS Hospital Information System (SIH-SUS) by the SUS Department of Informatics (DATASUS), where the morbidity rate for mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol abuse in Brazil from 2010 to 2020 was observed. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed for further adjustment as to parametric or nonparametric group comparison tests. A linear regression in the 11 years surveyed was also performed to assess the reduction of the morbidity rate in the Brazilian territory in this period. Results: In the linear regression from 2010 to 2020, across Brazil, there was evidence of a reduction in the morbidity rate for mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol abuse, with the following Results: β=-2767.706; R2=0.964; p <0.001. Conclusion: Therefore, it can be seen that, according to the study, there was a decrease in the mortality rate for mental and behavioral disorders due to alcohol abuse. It is hypothesized that the political implementations that defined guidelines and goals for attention to this disease possibly influenced the final result of the study.