@article{98442,
  keywords = {Unified Health System, tratamento, leprosy, Covid-19},
  author = {Barbosa-Lima R and Ramos-Silva F. F and de Oliveira Santos J. C and da Cunha Santos D. K and Silva G. M and Kameo S. Y},
  title = {Leprosy bacilloscopy notifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System and  COVID-19 pandemic: an ecological investigation},
  abstract = {<p><strong>Objective</strong>: to evaluate leprosy bacilloscopy exam notifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) from April 2018 to March 2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Methods</strong>: an ecological study was carried out using open-access data from the SUS.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Results</strong>: the temporal tendency of leprosy bacilloscopy was considered significantly decrease over time (p &lt;0.05), as well as there was a significant decrease in the first and second pandemic years when compared to the control interval in all Brazilian regions (p &lt;0.05).&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: leprosy bacilloscopy exams remain negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the SUS.</p>
},
  year = {2023},
  journal = {Journal of Health and Biological Sciences},
  volume = {11},
  pages = {1-5},
  publisher = { Unichristus},
  issn = {2317-3084},
  url = {https://unichristus.emnuvens.com.br/jhbs/article/download/4656/1775},
  language = {Eng},
}