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- Title
CONTATOS INTRADOMICILIARES: ASPECTOS EPIDEMIOLÓGICOS E SUA IMPORTÂNCIA PARA ELIMINAÇÃO DA HANSENÍASE.
- Authors
Lozano, André Wilian; Pinto Neto, José Martins; Femina, Luana Laís; Ramos, Rogério Rodrigo
- Abstract
Leprosy is a public health problem in Brazil and is second on the list of endemic diseases in the world. The household has been identified as an important environment for the transmission of leprosy. To identify and describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients and the sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of their household contacts. Descriptive, transversal research with 146 households. The majority lived in the municipality for 10 years or more; reported that they had not taken the dermato-neurological examination. 124 (84.9%) contacts had a BCG-id vaccine scar and of these, 65 (52.4%) received no dose after the case was discovered. There were 28 new household cases that became ill after the diagnosis of the index case. Improvement actions regarding leprosy contacts should be implemented with monitoring of the results of care processes, including actions and specifications for document control with household documents, or which considerations are necessary
- Publication
RECIEN: Revista Científica de Enfermagem, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 32, p11
- ISSN
2177-157X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.24276/rrecien2020.10.32.11-23