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- Title
EVALUATION OF LEPROSY CONTROL PROGRAM FROM IMPERATRIZ-MA: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY.
- Authors
Feitoza Oliveira, Francisca Jacinta; da Silva, Edina Mariko Koga; de Araújo, Márcio Flávio Moura; de Araújo, Thiago Moura
- Abstract
Objective::To assess the leprosy control services in the city of Imperatriz-MA. Methods: We analyzed 14 primary care units and interviewed 70 users of primary care in the municipality. Results: All services offer multidrug therapy (MDT) for multibacillary (MB) and paucibacillary (PB). Between 2001-2010 there was a predominance of PB leprosy cases (62.6%) in the cases of MB (37.4%). There was a 26.2% reduction in the zero degree of injury between the time of diagnosis and clinical discharge. There was an increase of 18.6% of cases not evaluated, it is a total of 1,735 people for some reason did not receive a clinical evaluation to verify the presence, improvement or worsening of disabilities related to leprosy. Conclusion: Health services targeted to people with leprosy have to undergo adjustments in their structure, process and results in order to achieve the goals set by the competent bodies.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; DRUG therapy for Hansen's disease; COMBINATION drug therapy; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; DIAGNOSTIC errors; GOAL (Psychology); INTERVIEWING; LONGITUDINAL method; ORGANIZATIONAL change; PATIENTS; PRIMARY health care; DISEASE management; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; DISCHARGE planning; DISEASE prevalence
- Publication
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 2, p2427
- ISSN
1809-6107
- Publication type
Article