HANSEN`S DISEASE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CASES IN A HYPERENDEMIC MUNICIPALITY

HANSEN`S DISEASE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CASES IN A HYPERENDEMIC MUNICIPALITY

Objective: to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of reported cases of Hansen´s disease in children under 15 years old in the municipality of São Luís - Maranhão - Brazil. Method: descriptive study conducted with 826 cases reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, in São...

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Main Authors: Francisca Jade Lima de Andrade Silva, Dorlene Maria Cardoso de Aquino, Estela Maria Leite Meirelles Monteiro, Nair Portela Silva Coutinho, Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa, Maria de Fátima Lires Paiva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2022-08-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
Subjects:
leprosy
epidemiology
neglected disease
endemic disease
comprehensive health care.
Online Access:https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/86922

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