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- Title
Cases of leprosy notified in the municipality of Parnaíba, state of Piauí, Brazil, 2007-2016.
- Authors
dos Santos Almeida, Joelson; Candeira Costa, Maria do Socorro; Alves da Silva, Paulo Ramiler; Leite Silva, Francisca Maria; Guimarães Santos, Gerarlene Ponte; Pontes Guimarães Costa, Rayla Maria; de Lima Sardinha, Ana Hélia; Freitas Carvalho Branco, Maria dos Remédios
- Abstract
This study aimed to describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of leprosy cases reported in the municipality of Parnaíba, State of Piauí. This was a cross-sectional study of leprosy cases, living in Parnaíba, State of Piauí, reported to the National System of Notifiable Diseases (SINAN), from 2007 to 2016. There were 582 cases of leprosy with hyperendemic detection in the general population in 2008, 2009 and 2016; and under < 15 years of age in 2008, 2014 and 2016, with a predominance of females (53.1%), brown (62.2%), aged 20-64 years (74.7%), complete and incomplete elementary school (56.4%), housewives (20.7%), living in the urban area (87.1%), reported by primary care (69.2%). The most frequent clinical and therapeutic findings were: multibacillary operational classification (53.8%); clinical forms: undetermined (30.6%) and virchowian (24.3%); single lesion (34.8%); no affected nerves (86.7%); degree of disability zero (70.6%); bacilloscopy not performed (26.7%); therapeutic regimen 12 doses (53.7%) and no reaction (70.8%). Regarding the mode of input, predominated new case (88.8%); mode of output, cure (87.9%) and detection mode: spontaneous demand (45.8%). Out of 2,106 registered contacts, 60.6% were examined. Leprosy is endemic to Parnaíba, State of Piauí. It is noteworthy that the hyperendemic detection rates occurred during years when there was intensification of active search for contacts and cases in the population.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HANSEN'S disease; PUBLIC health surveillance; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ELEMENTARY schools; PRIMARY care; CITIES &; towns; HOUSEWIVES; MEDICAL care
- Publication
Acta Scientiarum: Health Sciences, 2023, p1
- ISSN
1679-9291
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/actascihealthsci.v43i1.51445