@article{32814,
  keywords = {leprosy, Epidemiology, Primary care, Par{\'a}, Brazil},
  author = {Quaresma MSM and Souza LSC and Silva FBM and Pontes CDN and Silva YJA},
  title = {[Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with hanseniasis in a reference unit in the state of Par{\'a}].},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with leprosy in a reference unit in the state of Par{\'a}. Method: This is a descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional quantitative survey from January 2013 to January 2015 <strong>Results: </strong>Most cases of leprosy occurred between the ages of 30 and 39 years, being more prevalent in the male gender. The most frequent clinical forms were Dimorfa (55.5\%) and Virchowiana (23.5\%). The multibacillary forms corresponded to 79\%. Regarding the physical disability, there was a significant tendency for the absence of incapacity with 53\% of the patients. As for the proposed drug therapy, it was obtained complete adherence of (99.5\%) patients. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients with leprosy assisted by the Reference Unit is generally characterized by a predominance of the male gender in the adult life, with the Bel{\'e}m metropolitan region as its main source. The Multibacillary form was predominant, higher prevalence of the Dimorfa clinical classification. In this study, more than 50\% of the patients did not present any sign of disability and most of them were referred to the referral unit through primary health care. There was a high adherence to treatment, which may be a reflection of the implementation of education policies regarding the disease to the community, of the serious and dedicated work provided by this reference unit that values the proper follow-up of this patient in order to avoid the progression of functional disabilities, ensuring the best quality of life.</p>
},
  year = {2018},
  journal = {Revista eletr{\^o}nica acervo sa{\'u}de},
  pages = {e269},
  url = {https://tinyurl.com/ybvo2y2q},
  doi = {10.25248/reas.e269.2019},
  language = {por, eng, spa},
}