ANALYSIS OF THE PREVALENCE OF LEPROSY IN THE CITY OF SÃO LUÍS – MARANHÃO IN THE YEARS 2017 TO 2021

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro , Vanessa Raquel Pereira
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Lavra , Vanessa Estefany Mendes, Carvalho , Vanessa Melo, Assunção , Yasmin Lima de, Júnior , Wylley Azevedo Santos, Vinhas , Larissa Vital Britto, Araujo, Maísa Raquel Guimarães de, Kelly , Mayara Kelly Coelho Berrêdo, Candeira , Thalita Linda Alves, Silva, Darlan Ferreira, Costa, Dayana Dourado de Oliveira, Aragão, Francisca Bruna Arruda
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/918
• topic: Hanseníase, Prevalência, Saúde pública.

Leprosy control is still a major challenge in Maranhão. Thus, the prevalence of the disease implies a greater risk of transmission and development of physical disabilities in the population. It is observed that it is an infectious and contagious disease of slow progression, with a high disabling power, which predominantly affects the economically active age group. In addition to this factor, race, education and gender are also variables that impact the incidence and prevalence rates of leprosy in the state, especially in the municipality of São Luís, which confers high percentages of notifications of this public health problem. This is a retrospective, descriptive and analytical study of data contained in the notification form of the National Information System for Notifications of Aggravation (SINAN) and the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). It is hoped, with this work, to make patients diagnosed with leprosy aware of the importance of assiduity in treatment, as well as to promote multidisciplinary actions that alleviate this problem.