TY - JOUR
KW - Unified Health System
KW - tratamento
KW - leprosy
KW - Covid-19
AU - Barbosa-Lima R
AU - Ramos-Silva F. F
AU - de Oliveira Santos J. C
AU - da Cunha Santos D. K
AU - Silva G. M
AU - Kameo S. Y
AB - <p><strong>Objective</strong>: to evaluate leprosy bacilloscopy exam notifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) from April 2018 to March 2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Methods</strong>: an ecological study was carried out using open-access data from the SUS.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Results</strong>: the temporal tendency of leprosy bacilloscopy was considered significantly decrease over time (p &lt;0.05), as well as there was a significant decrease in the first and second pandemic years when compared to the control interval in all Brazilian regions (p &lt;0.05).&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: leprosy bacilloscopy exams remain negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the SUS.</p>

BT - Journal of Health and Biological Sciences
IS - 1
LA - Eng
N2 - <p><strong>Objective</strong>: to evaluate leprosy bacilloscopy exam notifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS) from April 2018 to March 2022.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Methods</strong>: an ecological study was carried out using open-access data from the SUS.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Results</strong>: the temporal tendency of leprosy bacilloscopy was considered significantly decrease over time (p &lt;0.05), as well as there was a significant decrease in the first and second pandemic years when compared to the control interval in all Brazilian regions (p &lt;0.05).&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Conclusion</strong>: leprosy bacilloscopy exams remain negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the SUS.</p>

PB -  Unichristus
PY - 2023
SP - 1
EP - 5
T2 - Journal of Health and Biological Sciences
TI - Leprosy bacilloscopy notifications in the Brazilian Unified Health System and  COVID-19 pandemic: an ecological investigation
UR - https://unichristus.emnuvens.com.br/jhbs/article/download/4656/1775
VL - 11
SN - 2317-3084
ER -