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- Title
Características socioeconomicas e epidemiológicas da hanseníase no Maranhão.
- Authors
Silva Oliveira, Talitha; da Silva Soeiro, Vanessa Moreira; Lemos Soares, Daniel; da Silva Araújo, Sâmia; Pereira de Castro, Vitor Douglas; Ramalho Vieira, Verônica; Campos Almeida, Vanessa Raquel; Pereira dos Santos, Wellisson Roberto
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the sociodemographycall and epidemiological characteristics of leprosy in the State of Maranhão from 2015 to 2021. Method: ecological time series study, using the epidemiological indicators of the Leprosy Control Program, in the State of Maranhão. Results: The epidemiological profile of leprosy cases reported in Maranhão is composed mostly of male individuals, aged between 30 and 50 years, mixed race, with a low level of education. There was an increase in new cases of the disease being diagnosed with grade 2 and multibacillary cases. Conclusion: leprosy in the State of Maranhão is a serious health problem, especially when analyzing the indicators of cases that are diagnosed late and the situation of patients with the most severe degree of the disease. Therefore, it is up to the government to formulate and implement health policies, with a view to improving the capacity and quality of the services provided, in order to enhance assistance to individuals with leprosy.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HEALTH policy; MEDICAL quality control; HEALTH services accessibility; HANSEN'S disease; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; PRIMARY health care; DISEASE prevalence; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; EDUCATIONAL attainment
- Publication
Saúde Coletiva, 2023, Vol 13, Issue 85, p12612
- ISSN
1806-3365
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.36489/saudecoletiva.2023v13i85p12612-12627