Epidemiological trends of leprosy in an endemic state
Objective: to analyze the epidemiological trends of leprosy in an endemic state. Methods:ecological study of temporal trends. The data were taken from the National Disease Notification System and analyzed through a generalized linear regression using the Prais Winsten method. Results: a total of 12,...
| Autores: | , , , , |
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2018 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) |
| Repositorio: | Rev Rene (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufc:article/31089 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/31089 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Leprosy Epidemiology Primary Health Care. |
| Sumario: | Objective: to analyze the epidemiological trends of leprosy in an endemic state. Methods:ecological study of temporal trends. The data were taken from the National Disease Notification System and analyzed through a generalized linear regression using the Prais Winsten method. Results: a total of 12,134 new cases of leprosy were analyzed. There was a downward trend of -4.8% in the overall detection rate and of -6.7% in the detection rate in children under 15 years of age. The proportion of new cases of leprosy with grade 2 physical disability at diagnosis showed a stationary trend of 2.7%. It is noteworthy that the trends of epidemiological indicators of leprosy are heterogeneous among the macro-regions of the health system. Conclusion: the incidence of leprosy declined in the general population, in children under 15 years of age, and the proportion of grade 2 disability showed stability. Despite the decline, it is evident that diagnoses occur late and the transmission remains active. |
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