01526nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001700054653001100071100001400082700001600096700001600112700001700128700001600145700001200161245006100173856009800234300001600332490000600348520095400354       2014                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiology10aBrazil1 aBrito KKG1 aAraújo DAL1 aUchôa REMN1 aFerreira JDL1 aSoares MJGO1 aLima JO00a[Epidemiology of leprosy in a state of Northeast Brazil]  uhttp://www.revista.ufpe.br/revistaenfermagem/index.php/revista/article/viewFile/6092/pdf_5872  a2686–26930 v83 aObjective: describing the incidence and profile of leprosy cases in the State of Paraíba in the years 2010 and 2011. Method: a descriptive, epidemiological and cross-sectional study using the quantitative method. Secondary data were derived from FIN / SINAN, provided by the SES of city of João Pessoa/Paraíba/Brazil. For their analysis was used SPSS version 20.0. The research project had been approved by the Ethics Committee, CAAE 11076312.1.0000.5188. 
Results: the incidence was 20,1/100.000 in 2010 and 22,7/100.000 inhabitants in 2011. In both surveys there was a predominance of males (52,0% in 2010, 53,7% in 2011), brown (57,0% in 2010, 57,3% in 2011), and low schooling (53,7% in 2010, 56,3% in 2011). Over 75% of cases were classified with zero disability and none nerve affected. 
Conclusion: it was observed a very high average for leprosy endemicity, indicating the need for strategies to promoting the control of the disease.