Demographic, social and clinical characteristics of women in childbearing age affected by leprosy

• Autor(a) principal: Tavares, Clodis Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Santos, Tâmyssa Simões, Gomes, Nataly Mayara Cavalcante, Silva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo Antônio, Goes, Fernanda Silva, Almeida, Ana Maria de
• 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/30173
• topic: Leprosy; Neglected diseases; Population characteristics; Women's health; Lepra; Enfermedades desatendidas; Características de la población; Salud de la mujer; Hanseníase; Doenças negligenciadas; Características da população; Saúde da mulher

Aim: to describe demographic, social and clinical characteristics of women in childbearing age affected by leprosy in a capital city in the northeast of Brazil. Method: crosssectional descriptive study, with quantitative approach. The study was composed by 217 women, resulting in an intentional sample of 60, who have attended the criteria of inclusion. Results: the data showed that 95% of the subjects were set between 20 and 49 years of age. The detection modes which presented a higher percentage were both the handling and the spontaneous demands, with 60% of the cases. It was identified that 30% were diagnosed in the dimorphic form, which is confirmed by the data regarding the multibacillary classification. Conclusion: the demographic, social and clinical characteristics were: economically active women, mostly illiterate, who are married and perform both remunerated and domestic occupations.