RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar a epidemiologia da hansenÃase e sua relação com a cobertura da Estratégia Saúde da FamÃlia e as condições socioeconômicas na ParaÃba, Brasil, no perÃodo de 2001 a 2016. Material e Método: Estudo ecológico de abordagem quantitativa. Os dados secundários foram extraÃ...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify high-risk areas of leprosy in Brazil from 2001 to 2015. Methods: this is an ecological study of spatial analysis based on Brazilian municipalities. Spatial scan statistics were used to identify spatial clustering and measure the relative risk from the annual detection r...
The objective of this study was to compare intra-domiciliary contacts (IDCs) in the Health Information System (SIS) with records of people diagnosed with leprosy. This was a cross-sectional, retrospective, and quantitative study based on the physical information collected in medical records and the SIS r...
Introdução: O diagnóstico da hansenÃase no Brasil ainda é tardio, a maioria dos casos são multibacilares e considerável percentual de pacientes apresenta deficiências fÃsicas, indicando haver casos não diagnosticados na população, ocasionando uma prevalência oculta. Objetivo: a...
Objetivo: Analisar biópsias de pele de pacientes com suspeita de hansenÃase e LTA atendidos no serviço de dermatologia de um hospital público de Recife-PE. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo de caráter retrospectivo, transversal, descritivo, qualitativo no qual foram analisadas biópsias de pele de pac...
ABSTRACT Objective: Elaborate and validate an educational technology for adolescents on leprosy, focusing on preventing the disease and reducing stigma. Method: First, a prototype of the educational technology was elaborated and later analyzed by 17 adolescents and 7 researchers' experts in the leprosy...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify scientific evidence in the literature regarding educational actions on leprosy developed with adolescents. Method: an integrative review of the literature, with the following research question: what are the leprosy educational practices currently being developed with ad...
ABSTRACT Objective: To report the experience of professors and students in the development and implementation of an educational workshop on leprosy with adolescents. Method: This is a case report from actions contained in a university extension project. Results: The workshop program was elaborated with...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the temporal trend and epidemiological patterns of leprosy indicators in Sobral, a municipality countryside of the state of Ceará, from 2001 to 2016. Method: a time series study based on data from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System. The time trend...
