Spatial distribution and epidemiological analysis of leprosy in the 53 municipalities of the Interstate Health Network of the Middle São Francisco Valley

• Autor(a) principal: Gomes, Amanda Teixeira de Medeiros
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Lima, Bruna Vanessa Miranda, Barros, Mariana de Souza Novaes, Fernandes, Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira, Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de, Carmo, Rodrigo Feliciano do
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/40085
• topic: Lepra; Análisis espacial; Vigilancia epidemiológica; Epidemiología.; Hanseníase; Análise espacial; Monitoramento epidemiológico; Epidemiologia.; Leprosy; Spatial analysis; Epidemiological monitoring; Epidemiology.

Objective: To analyze the spatial distribution of leprosy indicators in the 53 municipalities of the Interstate Health Care Network of the Middle São Francisco Valley (PEBA Network), 2013-2017. Methodology: Ecological study based on data from the Notifiable Diseases Information System - Sinan to calculate the indicators: annual detection rate of new cases of leprosy in the general population, in the population from zero to 14 years old and who present grade 2 of physical disability at the time of diagnosis, the global and local Moran’s indices were used to analyze spatial dependence. Results: The incidence of leprosy in the general population was 37.68/100 thousand inhabitants. In the population aged zero to 14, it was 9.89/100 thousand inhabitants. The rate of leprosy cases with physical disability at diagnosis was 19.56/1 million. Conclusion: The results point to priority areas of action, suggest active transmission and failure in early diagnosis.