Leprosy: physical disabilities and spatial distribution in a municipality of Vale do Jequitinhonha/Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, Gabriela de Cássia
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Figueiredo Fernandes, Daisy de Rezende, Magela, Rita Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: HU Revista (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufjf.br/index.php/hurevista/article/view/16990
• topic: Leprosy; Epidemiology; Primary Health Care; Residence Characteristics; Hanseníase; Epidemiologia; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Distribuição Espacial da População

Introduction: Leprosy in Brazil is still considered a public health disease. It is increasingly necessary to adopt prophylactic measures for the control and prevention of the disease. Spatial analysis has emerged as an effective strategy for action planning. Objectives: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of leprosy related to the occurrence of physical disabilities and to describe the spatial distribution of new cases of leprosy in the municipality of Diamantina-MG between the years 2001 and 2014. Material and Methods: This is an epidemiological study, descriptive and analytical. The clinical and socioeconomic data were collected in the Notification of Injury Information System. The addresses were georeferenced using geoprocessing techniques, using the free access software Qgis 2.18.0. Results: A total of 91 cases were diagnosed during the study period. The characteristics that were associated to the physical disabilities were: adult (p = 0.039), less years of study (p <0.001), dimorphic clinical form (p<0.001) and passive detection mode (p = 0.024). There is a area of illness in the city. Conclusion: It is suggested that there are difficulties in the health services for the control and early diagnosis of leprosy. The study can contribute with managers in the planning of actions and with health professionals for active search and early diagnosis of leprosy.