Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais
This study sought to estimate the hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region, using the methodology proposed by the Pan-American and World Health Organizations. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics were collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System between 20...
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| author | Gabriela de Cássia Ribeiro Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri Evaldo Pinheiro Amaral Ísis Eloah Machado Francisco Carlos Félix Lana |
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| description | This study sought to estimate the hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region, using the methodology proposed by the Pan-American and World Health Organizations. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics were collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System between 2006 and 2010. Ninety-one cases of leprosy were reported - mean detection rate of 11.1/100,000 inhabitants. There was a high hidden prevalence (72 cases), predominance of the clinical borderline type (57.1%), high percentage diagnosed with physical disability (78.7%) and low active search detection (16.5%). Health services have difficulties in early detection of leprosy, contributing to high hidden prevalence and maintenance of the disease’s epidemiological chain. This study encourages managers to include leprosy in the annual calendar of priority health activities and to develop health education strategies to break the transmission of leprosy.
doi: 10.5216/ree.v16i4.22371. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d64059827fcc4125ba3708564913bf902022-12-21T20:00:40ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiasRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem1518-19442014-12-011647283510.5216/ree.v16i4.2237114798Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas GeraisGabriela de Cássia Ribeiro0Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri1Evaldo Pinheiro Amaral2Ísis Eloah Machado3Francisco Carlos Félix Lana4Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e MucuriUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola da EnfermagemCentro Universitário Metodista Izabela HendrixUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola da EnfermagemUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola da EnfermagemThis study sought to estimate the hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region, using the methodology proposed by the Pan-American and World Health Organizations. The clinical and epidemiological characteristics were collected from the Notifiable Diseases Information System between 2006 and 2010. Ninety-one cases of leprosy were reported - mean detection rate of 11.1/100,000 inhabitants. There was a high hidden prevalence (72 cases), predominance of the clinical borderline type (57.1%), high percentage diagnosed with physical disability (78.7%) and low active search detection (16.5%). Health services have difficulties in early detection of leprosy, contributing to high hidden prevalence and maintenance of the disease’s epidemiological chain. This study encourages managers to include leprosy in the annual calendar of priority health activities and to develop health education strategies to break the transmission of leprosy. doi: 10.5216/ree.v16i4.22371.http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/22371HanseníaseEpidemiologiaDiagnóstico TardioEnfermagem em Saúde Comunitária |
| spellingShingle | Gabriela de Cássia Ribeiro Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho Fabri Evaldo Pinheiro Amaral Ísis Eloah Machado Francisco Carlos Félix Lana Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem Hanseníase Epidemiologia Diagnóstico Tardio Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária |
| title | Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais |
| title_full | Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais |
| title_fullStr | Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais |
| title_short | Estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the Diamantina micro-region - Minas Gerais |
| title_sort | estimate of hidden prevalence of leprosy in the diamantina micro region minas gerais |
| topic | Hanseníase Epidemiologia Diagnóstico Tardio Enfermagem em Saúde Comunitária |
| url | http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/22371 |
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