Epidemiological profile of leprosy in the municipality of Divinópolis, Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Lanza, Fernanda Moura
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Outros Autores: Cortez, Daniel Nogueira, Gontijo, Tarcísio Laerte, Rodrigues, Janaína de São José
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/5343
• topic: Leprosy; Epidemiology descriptive; Disease prevention; Lepra; Epidemiología descriptiva; Prevención de enfermedades; Hanseníase; Epidemiologia descritiva; Prevenção de doenças; Hanseníase; Epidemiologia descritiva; Prevenção de doenças

Objective: to analyze the epidemiological profile of leprosy in Divinópolis/MG. Method: this is cross-sectional and descriptive study. Data were collected in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases, for the period 2001 to 2010. Results: during the period under study has reported 124 cases of leprosy living in the city, mostly in individuals over 15 years with a predominance of multibacillary and zero degree of disability at diagnosis. The hidden prevalence of leprosy in the period 2006 to 2010 was 12 cases. Conclusion: we conclude that the current organization of health services contributes to late diagnosis and highlights the need to integrate primary health care in the conduct of actions to control leprosy