01680nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260003100042653002300073653001800096653001200114653001200126100001100138700001800149700001100167700001100178245011100189856009100300300001200391490000700403520102600410022001401436       2011                            d  c03bScieloaRio de Janeiro10aPublic Health Care10aPublic health10aNursing10aleprosy1 aLana F1 aCarvalho AP M1 aDavi R1 aDavi R00a[Epidemiological profile of leprosy at the microregion of araçuaí and its relation with actions control]  uhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452011000100009&nrm=iso  a62 - 670 v153 aABSTRACT

The leprosy represents a public health problem in Brazil, due to the high level of prevalence and incidence. The objective of this study is to analyze the leprosy epidemiological situation and its relation with actions control at the micro-region of Araçuaí. It is an epidemiologic descriptive study and the data were collected from reports of leprosy cases in the cities at the micro-region, during the period of1998-2007, available in Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - SINAN. Operational and epidemiological indices were constructed and analyzed based in Ministério da Saúde parameters. 343 cases were notified in the period and the detection rates were 28,5 cases/100.000 habitants/year. The proportion of detected cases with grade II on disability and the prevalence of passive forms of detection suggest a late diagnosis and confirm the importance of integration of leprosy control activities in primary care.

Keywords: Leprosy. Public Health. Primary Health Care. Nursing.

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