01824nas a2200373   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653001500051653001100066653001000077653002100087653002000108653002800128653001100156653001100167653001100178653002000189653001200209653000900221653002100230100001600251700001500267700001900282700001600301700001500317700001500332700001700347245015300364300001200517490001500529050001700544520087500561022001401436       2008                            d  c200810aAdolescent10aBrazil10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aContact Tracing10aCross-Sectional Studies10aFemale10aHumans10aInfant10aInfant, Newborn10aleprosy10aMale10aSex Distribution1 aAlencar CHM1 aBarbosa JC1 aNovaes Ramos A1 aAlencar MJF1 aPontes RJS1 aCastro CGJ1 aHeukelbach J00a[Hansen's Disease in the municipality of Fortaleza, CE, Brazil: epidemiological and operational aspects in children under 15-years-old (1995-2006)].  a694-7000 v61 Spec No  aALENCAR 20083 a<p>This is a sectional study that aims to analyze the occurrence of Hansen's disease cases in 15 year-old minors in the Municipality of Fortaleza and notified in SINAN. The epidemiological indicators in this population show hiperendemicity. In operational terms is observed the maintenance of the service concentration in some reference units, in spite of some progress. Late diagnosis, a high degree of incapacity in the diagnosis and low degree of evaluation of contacts registered reveal the fragility of the actions of control. This study emphasizes the possibility of error diagnostic front to the characteristics of the infection in this population. The occurrence of cases of leprosy in this population represents an epidemiologic indicator of great importance and its analysis extends the discussion on operational problems in the network of health services.</p>  a0034-7167