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- Title
Distribuição espacial e temporal da incidência da hanseníase em menores de 15 anos em Manaus.
- Authors
Costa Fernandes, Marcos Vinícius; Véras Fontes Esteves, Arinte; dos Santos, Cláudia Benetida; Barros de Castro, Daniel
- Abstract
Introduction: Leprosy is a millennial disease, remaining in the 21st century as a major challenge to global public health. Objective: To analyze spatial and temporal distribution of the incidence rates of leprosy in children under 15 years in Manaus, from 2009 to 2015. Methods: This is an epidemiological study of a descriptive approach and ecological type, with analysis of the neighborhoods. Data were obtained from the Notifiable Diseases Information System. The units of analysis were classified according to the degree of endemicity. The incidence rates were calculated for each year; then to analyze the spatial and temporal distribution were constructed thematic maps, with the QGIS software. Results: In the period from 2009 to 2015, 173 new cases of leprosy were reported in children less than 15 years in Manaus. The indicators presented a gradient, in the distribution by zones, pointing out five areas where districts with detection rates are concentrated and classified as medium and high incidence, which are the districts of the North, South, East, Center-South regions. Conclusion: The detailed knowledge of the municipality of Manaus, observing the health-disease process of leprosy in children under 15, described the magnitude and distribution of this public health problem.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; HANSEN'S disease in children; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; GEOGRAPHIC information systems; HANSEN'S disease; POPULATION geography; DISEASE incidence
- Publication
Enfermagem Brasil, 2019, Vol 18, Issue 2, p264
- ISSN
1678-2410
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33233/eb.v18i2.2469