@article{27388,
  author = {Castro SS and Santos JPP and Abreu GB and Oliveira VR and Fernandes LFRM},
  title = {Leprosy incidence, characterization of cases and correlation with household and cases variables of the Brazilian states in 2010.},
  abstract = {<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Leprosy is millenary disease and still persists in several countries.</p>

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES: </strong>To estimate the incidence of leprosy in the Brazilian states and for the country in the year 2010; to describe the cases reported according to the studied variables; to verify the correlation between the overall incidence and the studied variables.</p>

<p><strong>METHODS: </strong>Ecological descriptive study, with population data from the 27 states, 2010. Information about reported cases were collected: gender, race, percentage of patients younger than 15 years old and living conditions. The analysis was performed using percentages, means, incidence rates and the Spearman correlation test.</p>

<p><strong>RESULTS: </strong>The states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins recorded the highest incidence rates; Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, the lowest; there was a higher incidence of leprosy among men; the incidence of leprosy increases proportionally with the nonwhites among the inhabitants; patients younger than 15 years; the average number of residents per household; and a decrease in coverage of water supply and presence of bathrooms.</p>

<p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>The incidence of leprosy is related to factors as gender, race and house conditions (p&lt;0,05 for all).</p>
},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Anais brasileiros de dermatologia},
  volume = {91},
  pages = {28-33},
  issn = {1806-4841},
  url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782643/pdf/abd-91-01-0028.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164360},
  language = {eng},
}