SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: We compared the hidden prevalence of leprosy in two Brazilian cities with distinct differences regarding geographic region and socio-economic development profile, namely, Juazeiro, Bahia and Joinville, Santa Catarina. METHODS: A retrospective epidemiological study based on secondary ...
Abstract This study analyzed the trend of leprosy indicators in Sergipe, between 2001 and 2015. It was a time series study that analyzed the trend for general detection coefficient, children under 15 years of age, and new cases with grade 2 disability. The joinpoint model was used. Two (2.6%) municipalit...
The frequencies of the Human leukocyte antigen (HLA) alleles in the Puyanawa indigenous reserve population and their association with the NDO-LID and ELISA PGL-1 rapid serological test was assessed. This was a cross-sectional study with an epidemiological clinical design conducted in two indigenous commu...
Resumo O trabalho analisa a distribuição espacial da hanseníase na Bahia e os determinantes sociais relacionados. Estudo ecológico com dados de hanseníase do período 2001-2015. Três indicadores epidemiológicos foram selecionados: coeficiente de detecção na população geral e em menores de 15 a...
Objetivo: caracterizar o perfil clínico e epidemiológico dos casos de hanseníase no município hiperendêmico de São Luís do Maranhão, Brasil. Metodologia: estudo epidemiológico, retrospectivo, descritivo e quantitativo. Utilizaram-se dados de pacientes com hanseníase, referentes ao período de 2...
Distribución por Edad,
Análisis de Varianza,
Brasil/epidemiología,
Evaluación de la Discapacidad,
Lepra/epidemiología,
Lepra/patología,
Lepra/fisiopatología,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Distribución por Sexo,
Factores de Tiempo
Abstract This ecological study aims to analyze both the tendency and the characteristics of leprosy in the elderly population in the state of Bahia, 2001-2017. The tendency was analyzed through joinpoint regression. Epidemiological variables were also included in the study. The average detection rate was...
Objetivo: Analisar a ocorrência e fatores associados aos transtornos mentais comuns (TMCs) em pessoas com hanseníase com intercorrências no estado de Mato Grosso, Brasil, em 2018. Métodos: Estudo transversal com pessoas atendidas no Hospital Universitário Júlio Müller. Aplicou o self-report-quest...
Abstract INTRODUCTION The Integrated Program of Leprosy Control was initiated in 2003 in the municipality of Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil, an area considered hyperendemic for leprosy. Here, we present the evolution of the indicators of leprosy within the established period in children aged <15 year...
