01357nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042100001600054700001400070700001400084700001200098700001300110700001500123245008800138856007200226300001400298490000700312520081800319022001401137       2020                            d  c10/20201 aFernandes T1 aPereira A1 aCardoso L1 aFilho V1 aJunior L1 ade Souza C00aThe hidden prevalence of leprosy: a comparative study between two Brazilian cities.  uhttps://www.scielo.br/pdf/ramb/v66n10/1806-9282-ramb-66-10-1338.pdf  a1338-13430 v663 a<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>We compared the hidden prevalence of leprosy in two Brazilian cities with distinct differences regarding geographic region and socio-economic development profile, namely, Juazeiro, Bahia and Joinville, Santa Catarina.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>A retrospective epidemiological study based on secondary data obtained from leprosy case notifications in the cities of Juazeiro-BA and Joinville-SC, 2007-2017. To calculate hidden prevalence, we used the method proposed by Gil Suárez and Lombardi.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Joinville had 105 cases of leprosy that went undiagnosed (addition of 42.0% to the registered prevalence). For Juazeiro, it was estimated that 295 cases went undiagnosed (addition of 18.9%).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION: </b>Joinville presents a higher hidden prevalence than Juazeiro.</p>  a1806-9282