TY - JOUR
KW - Public Health Care
KW - Public health
KW - Nursing
KW - leprosy
AU - Lana F
AU - Carvalho AP M
AU - Davi R
AU - Davi R
AB - ABSTRACT

The leprosy represents a public health problem in Brazil, due to the high level of prevalence and incidence. The objective of this study is to analyze the leprosy epidemiological situation and its relation with actions control at the micro-region of Araçuaí. It is an epidemiologic descriptive study and the data were collected from reports of leprosy cases in the cities at the micro-region, during the period of1998-2007, available in Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - SINAN. Operational and epidemiological indices were constructed and analyzed based in Ministério da Saúde parameters. 343 cases were notified in the period and the detection rates were 28,5 cases/100.000 habitants/year. The proportion of detected cases with grade II on disability and the prevalence of passive forms of detection suggest a late diagnosis and confirm the importance of integration of leprosy control activities in primary care.

Keywords: Leprosy. Public Health. Primary Health Care. Nursing.


BT - Escola Anna Nery
C2 - Brazil
C6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1414-81452011000100009  

CY - Rio de Janeiro
DA - 03
DO - 10.1590/S1414-81452011000100009  
IS - 1
LA - por
N2 - ABSTRACT

The leprosy represents a public health problem in Brazil, due to the high level of prevalence and incidence. The objective of this study is to analyze the leprosy epidemiological situation and its relation with actions control at the micro-region of Araçuaí. It is an epidemiologic descriptive study and the data were collected from reports of leprosy cases in the cities at the micro-region, during the period of1998-2007, available in Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação - SINAN. Operational and epidemiological indices were constructed and analyzed based in Ministério da Saúde parameters. 343 cases were notified in the period and the detection rates were 28,5 cases/100.000 habitants/year. The proportion of detected cases with grade II on disability and the prevalence of passive forms of detection suggest a late diagnosis and confirm the importance of integration of leprosy control activities in primary care.

Keywords: Leprosy. Public Health. Primary Health Care. Nursing.


PB - Scielo
PP - Rio de Janeiro
PY - 2011
SP - 62 
EP -  67
T2 - Escola Anna Nery
TI - [Epidemiological profile of leprosy at the microregion of araçuaí and its relation with actions control]
TT - Perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase na microrregião de araçuaí e sua relação com ações de controle
UR - http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452011000100009&nrm=iso
VL - 15
SN - 1414-8145
ER -