01596nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001700054653001200071653001800083100001600101700001300117700001600130700001200146700001600158700001600174245011000190856008500300300001200385490000600397520093700403022001401340       2017                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiology10aNursing10aPublic health1 aOliveira LB1 aAlves ES1 aAraújo TME1 aMelo IV1 aAraújo RPS1 aMarques LMF00aEpidemiological profile of leprosy in a municipality in the Brazilian Northeast: a retrospective analysis  uhttp://www.seer.unirio.br/index.php/cuidadofundamental/article/download/5530/pdf  a648-6520 v93 a<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze leprosy epidemiological profile in the state of Piauí, Brazil. <strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-sectional epidemiological study with retrospective collection. It was used data from the SUS Notifiable Diseases Information System of leprosy patients, for the period from 2005 to 2014. We evaluated the detection rate, degree of disability in the diagnosis and cure, and the proportion of healing. <strong>Results: </strong>It was totaled 13,787 leprosy cases, the detection rate has decreased over the years, the degree of disability to be evaluated in the diagnosis and cure showed a downward trend assessment, the cure rate was regular (%?). <strong>Conclusion: </strong>The proportion of cases detected with degree of disability and the prevalence of passive forms of detection suggest late diagnosis and confirm the importance of integrating leprosy control actions in primary care.</p>
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