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标题：Perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase na regio Nordeste do Brasil no período de 2016-2020
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作者：Carlos Antonio de Lima Filho ; Wanuska Munique Portugal ; Arthur de Morais e Silva 等
期刊名称：Research, Society and Development
电子版ISSN：2525-3409
出版年度：2021
卷号：10
期号：15
页码：1-10
DOI：10.33448/rsd-v10i15.23266
语种：English
出版社：Grupo de Pesquisa Metodologias em Ensino e Aprendizagem em Ciências
摘要：Objective: To evaluate the epidemiological profile of leprosy in northeastern Brazil in the period 2016-2020. Methodology: This is a retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach on the epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in northeastern Brazil in the period from 2016 to 2020, with data collected in the Notifiable Diseases Notification System from October to November 2021. Results: 67,070 cases of leprosy were diagnosed in the northeast region during the study period, with a predominance of males (56.2%), age group 40-49 (18.4%), the most operational classification. found was multibacillary (73.9%), with borderline clinical form (42.9%), most were new cases (79.5%) with most patients evolved to clinical cure (59.5%), with the majority of the degree of disability after cure being blank (48.5%) followed by degree zero (32.2%). Conclusion: The results show for health actions aimed at the early diagnosis of the disease and for the continuing education of health professionals.
关键词：Leprosy;Epidemiology;Mycobacterium leprae;Delivery of health care.