02016nas a2200277   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001300054653002100067653000900088100001400097700001900111700001200130700002100142700001600163700001300179700001500192700001800207700001600225245010800241856003300349300001000382490000700392520132500399022001401724       2017                            d10aleprosy10aImmunity10aDisabled Persons10aAged1 aSouza CDF1 aFernandes TRMO1 aMatos T1 aRibeiro Filho JM1 aAlmeida GKA1 aLima JCB1 aSantos ARS1 aAntonelli BÂ1 aOliveira DJ00aPhysical disability degree in the elderly population affected by leprosy in the state of Bahia, Brazil.  uhttps://tinyurl.com/y9k4pkz7  a27-320 v243 a<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyze the degree of physical disability in the elderly population affected by leprosy in Bahia State, between 2001 and 2012. <strong>Methods: </strong>The data relating to cases of leprosy was obtained from National System of Notifiable Diseases. Variables analyzed gender, age, race/color, education level, clinical and operational classification, degree of physical incapacity in diagnosis and discharge. Epidemiological indicators related to physical incapacity were calculated. <strong>Results: </strong>The leprosy features high magnitude in the elderly population, with a coefficient of detection of new cases higher than the general population, situated at a hyperendemic level. As to the epidemiological profile of leprosy in elderly, stands out: men, age 60 to 69 years, white race, low education level, dimorphic clinical manifestation and multibacillary operational classification. 36.25% of diagnosed cases had a physical incapacity at the time of diagnosis, with emphasis on the masculine gender.<strong> Conclusion:</strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong>The high proportion of individuals with physical incapacity at the time of diagnosis suggests late diagnosis and hidden prevalence of the disease, mostly in Individuals of the male gender<strong>.</strong></p>
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