Analysis of control household contacts of people affected by leprosy in brazil and the state of São Paulo de 1991 a 2012

• Autor(a) principal: Neto, José Martins Pinto
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Carvalho, Haroldo Teófilo de, Cunha, Leonardo Elias Silveira da, Cassenote, Alex Jones Flores, Lozano, André Wilian, Martins, Ana Paula de Sousa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Hansenologia Internationalis (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.saude.sp.gov.br/hansenologia/article/view/35078
• topic: Controle; Hanseníase; Contaminação; Control; Leprosy; Contamination

Leprosy is still a significant public health problem in Brazil, and the control of household contacts is primordial to control this endemic and achieve the elimination goal. Objective: To describe and analyze the evolution of the control measures of household contacts of people affected by leprosy and its practical impact in Brazil and in the state of São Paulo, from 1991 to 2012. Methods: This was a narrative review, held in thesis, ordinances, manuals, dissertations, journal articles and newsletters, available in online databases, of relevance in scientific circles, filtering out only publications from 1991 to 2012. The data were first cataloged and subsequently it was applied reading techniques, forming a database. Results and Discussion: All standardizations cited here, related to the surveillance of contacts that have been issued and revoked since 1991, did not have significant impact on the evaluation of the contacts. The control was not incremented and/or prioritized by official agencies and health units, contributing to dozens of household contacts continue feeding the problem of endemics. Conclusion: We support the expansion of the concept of communicating beyond the household contacts. Interventions should be constant and maintained to ensure the reduction of cases that will not be achieved if elimination activities remain restricted only to the diagnosis and treatment of new cases, leaving behind the epidemiological surveillance, routine examination of communicating, vaccination, treatment, patient education, family and community.