Sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients in an endemic region in Brazil

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-28T02:03:08Z
dc.date.available2018-11-28T02:03:08Z
dc.date.created2018-11-28T02:03:08Z
dc.date.issued2016-11-01
dc.identifierRevista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical. Brasilia: Soc Brasileira Medicina Tropical, v. 49, n. 6, p. 777-780, 2016.
dc.identifier0037-8682
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/165428
dc.identifier10.1590/0037-8682-0069-2016
dc.identifierS0037-86822016000600777
dc.identifierWOS:000391719400019
dc.identifierS0037-86822016000600777.pdf
dc.identifier4419158525709686
dc.identifier0000-0001-5069-8812
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The incidence of Hansen's disease is high in overlooked populations. Methods: Data of Hansen's disease cases reported in the information system of the Department of Informatics, Brazilian Unified Health System, from 2013 to 2014 were analyzed. Results: Among 434 studied cases of Hansen's disease, the female sex (52.5%), adult age (73.7%), low educational level (61.8%), and multibacillary form were associated with higher prevalence rates. Conclusions: Hansen's disease is more frequent among female adults with a low educational level, and the prevalence of multibacillary leprosy reflects disease detection at late stages.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSoc Brasileira Medicina Tropical
dc.relationRevista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical
dc.relation0,658
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectHealth profile
dc.subjectSocioeconomic factors
dc.subjectHansen's disease
dc.titleSociodemographic and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients in an endemic region in Brazil
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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