01400nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653002400042653001200066653001700078653001100095100001500106700002700121700001700148700002100165700001700186700001600203245011500219300001200334490000600346520083000352       2017                            d10aPhysical disability10aleprosy10aDistribution10aBrazil1 aUchôa REM1 aGonçalves de Brito KK1 aSantana EMFD1 aAlves da Silva M1 aOliveira SHS1 aSoares MJGO00aThe distribution of leprosy cases with physical disability in the state of Paraiba, Brazil, from 2001 to 2011.  a634-3400 v93 a<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To identify the spatial pattern of occurrence of disabilities by leprosy in the state of Paraiba, from 2001 to 2011. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is an ecological, retrospective and evidence-based study, which has as a unit of analysis the regions of the State of Paraiba, from aggregated data. 3,408 leprosy cases with physical disability, and their distribution from the construction of tables and thematic maps were analyzed. <strong>Results:</strong> The results showed high detection rates in the regions of Cajazeiras, Guarabira, Esperanca, Itaporanga, Joao Pessoa and Eastern Serido. Only Western Serido had no reported cases of physical disability. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> It is suggested in the study the need for deeper studies about the pathology's spatial distribution.</p>