@article{94826,
  author = {Santos Á and Costa A and de Souza J and Alves KAN and de Oliveira K and Pereira Z},
  title = {Epidemiological profile and tendency of leprosy in people younger than 15 years.},
  abstract = {<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To evaluate the epidemiological characteristics and tendency of new leprosy cases in people younger than 15 years in the state of Bahia, Brazil, between 2007 and 2017.</p><p><b>METHOD: </b>Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study of cases registered in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. The sociodemographic variables were statistically analyzed through the G-test and trend classification was analyzed through linear regression, along with the tendency or percentage change.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>The study comprised 2,298 new cases and presented decreasing rate of detection, growing proportion of investigated contacts, and decreasing proportion of healing. Paucibacillary cases are emphasized, with a 63.27% proportion and predominance among females with incomplete primary education and brown race/color living in urban zones. Regarding clinical forms, physical disabilities, and modes of detection, 26.68% were tuberculoid, 73.72% were grade zero, and 36.42% were referral, respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>The increased tendency in the proportion of investigated contacts and the decrease in the proportion of healing revealed a need for the health system to improve patient follow-up during treatment against leprosy.</p>},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P},
  volume = {54},
  pages = {e03659},
  month = {01/2020},
  issn = {1980-220X},
  url = {https://www.scielo.br/pdf/reeusp/v54/en_1980-220X-reeusp-54-e03659.pdf},
  doi = {10.1590/S1980-220X2019016803659},
  language = {por, eng},
}