TY - JOUR AU - Basso M AU - de Andrade R AU - da Silva R AB -

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the temporal trend of epidemiological indicators of leprosy in the State of Amapá.

METHOD: Time series study, carried out in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. The indicators analyzed were: annual detection rate of new cases, detection rate of new cases in the population from 0 to 14 years old, rate of new cases with grade 2 of disability, proportion of new cases with grade 2 and proportion of new multibacillary cases, between 2005 and 2018. The analysis of the temporal evolution was made by linear regression.

RESULTS: The detection rate of new cases and the rate of children under 15 years showed a decreasing trend. The rate of new cases with grade 2 of disability and the proportion of cases with grade 2 showed oscillation. The proportions of multibacillary remained constant.

CONCLUSION: The epidemiological indicators analyzed suggest active transmission and late diagnosis, signaling a possible hidden endemic disease.

BT - Revista gaucha de enfermagem C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33787762 DA - 01/2021 DO - 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20190520 J2 - Rev Gaucha Enferm LA - eng, por N2 -

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the temporal trend of epidemiological indicators of leprosy in the State of Amapá.

METHOD: Time series study, carried out in the Notifiable Diseases Information System. The indicators analyzed were: annual detection rate of new cases, detection rate of new cases in the population from 0 to 14 years old, rate of new cases with grade 2 of disability, proportion of new cases with grade 2 and proportion of new multibacillary cases, between 2005 and 2018. The analysis of the temporal evolution was made by linear regression.

RESULTS: The detection rate of new cases and the rate of children under 15 years showed a decreasing trend. The rate of new cases with grade 2 of disability and the proportion of cases with grade 2 showed oscillation. The proportions of multibacillary remained constant.

CONCLUSION: The epidemiological indicators analyzed suggest active transmission and late diagnosis, signaling a possible hidden endemic disease.

PY - 2021 EP - e20190520 T2 - Revista gaucha de enfermagem TI - Trend of epidemiological indicators of leprosy in an endemic state of the Amazon region. UR - https://www.scielo.br/pdf/rgenf/v42/1983-1447-rgenf-42-e20190520.pdf VL - 42 SN - 1983-1447 ER -