ABSTRACT Objectives: to understand how the therapeutic itineraries of people affected by leprosy are processed. Methods: this is a descriptive, qualitative study, conducted in April 2018 in Barão de Grajaú in Maranhão, with interviews in the form of narratives of seven patients who had a late leprosy diagnosis. Results: the search for diagnosis is a major difficulty in accessing health services, resulting in a ...
Resumo Por meio da análise crítica do discurso, este artigo busca compreender na prática de agentes comunitários de saúde os discursos sobre a hanseníase/lepra, doença estigmatizada e envolta em saberes e práticas, tendo como premissa que esses profissionais incorporam representações preconcebidas ao trabalho. A pesquisa está estruturada de modo a familiarizar o leitor com os aspectos teóricos dessa análise e o...
ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the temporal trend and epidemiological patterns of leprosy indicators in Sobral, a municipality countryside of the state of Ceará, from 2001 to 2016. Method: a time series study based on data from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System. The time trend analysis was performed using the join point regression model. Results: There were 2,220 new cases of leprosy in...