Objective to describe temporal trends and spatial distribution patterns of leprosy-related deaths in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, 2000-2015. Methods this study was based on Mortality Information System (SIM) data; mortality coefficient temporal trend analysis was performed using joinpoint regression and descriptive spatial analysis, taking the state's 139 municipalities as geographic units of analysis. Results 201 leprosy-related deaths were identified in Tocantins; average mortality coefficient was 0.7 deaths/100,000 inhabitants; mortality tended to increase significantly (5.4% Annual Percentage Change - 95% CI 2.0; 8.9); the average annual crude mortality coefficient ranged from 0.00 to 6.83 deaths/100,000 inhabitants, while the smoothed indicator ranged from 0.00 to 2.42 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. Conclusion leprosy mortality showed a rising trend and heterogeneous spatial distribution in Tocantins, with the need to strengthen leprosy surveillance and control measures.
BT - Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32491132 DA - 01/2020 DO - 10.5123/s1679-49742020000300003 IS - 3 J2 - Epidemiol Serv Saude LA - eng N2 -Objective to describe temporal trends and spatial distribution patterns of leprosy-related deaths in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, 2000-2015. Methods this study was based on Mortality Information System (SIM) data; mortality coefficient temporal trend analysis was performed using joinpoint regression and descriptive spatial analysis, taking the state's 139 municipalities as geographic units of analysis. Results 201 leprosy-related deaths were identified in Tocantins; average mortality coefficient was 0.7 deaths/100,000 inhabitants; mortality tended to increase significantly (5.4% Annual Percentage Change - 95% CI 2.0; 8.9); the average annual crude mortality coefficient ranged from 0.00 to 6.83 deaths/100,000 inhabitants, while the smoothed indicator ranged from 0.00 to 2.42 deaths/100,000 inhabitants. Conclusion leprosy mortality showed a rising trend and heterogeneous spatial distribution in Tocantins, with the need to strengthen leprosy surveillance and control measures.
PY - 2020 EP - e2018336 T2 - Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil TI - Temporal trends and spatial distribution of leprosy-related mortality in the state of Tocantins, Brazil, 2000-2015. UR - https://www.scielosp.org/article/ress/2020.v29n3/e2018336/pt/ VL - 29 SN - 2237-9622 ER -