TY - JOUR
KW - Dermatology
AU - Souza CDFD
AU - Paiva JPSD
AU - Leal TC
AU - Urashima GDS
AB - The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: general detection (−4.8%), children under 15 (−3.7%), prevalence (−7.0%), and grade 2/million inhabitants (−3.5%). The proportion of individuals with grade 2 disability showed an upward trend (2.0%) from 2001 as well as contacts examined from 2003 (5.0%). The proportions of cure and of individuals with a degree of disability assessed at the time of the diagnosis and the cure showed a stationary behavior. Although advances are noted, there are still challenges to be overcome.
BT - Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
DO - 10.1016/j.abd.2019.09.031
LA - eng
N2 - The objective of this study was to analyze the trend of epidemiological and operational indicators of leprosy in Brazil, from 2001 to 2017. This was a time series study involving nine indicators. The inflection point regression model was used. Decreasing trends were observed for the following: general detection (−4.8%), children under 15 (−3.7%), prevalence (−7.0%), and grade 2/million inhabitants (−3.5%). The proportion of individuals with grade 2 disability showed an upward trend (2.0%) from 2001 as well as contacts examined from 2003 (5.0%). The proportions of cure and of individuals with a degree of disability assessed at the time of the diagnosis and the cure showed a stationary behavior. Although advances are noted, there are still challenges to be overcome.
PB - Elsevier BV
PY - 2020
T2 - Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
TI - Leprosy in Brazil in the 21st century: analysis of epidemiological and operational indicators using inflection point regression
UR - https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0365059620302324?token=A776AB81C64AE27AE72BA052CA29E73EBC2F4B1C22ED2DB336C35F86CC74607A11C775C51B22029CF1C19A4EA2B8A8B7
SN - 0365-0596
ER -