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A hanseníase na população idosa de Alagoas
Silva, David Darnis Bezerra da; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Gomes, Nataly Mayara Cavalcante; Cardoso, Aline Costa; Arcêncio, Ricardo AlexandreObjective: to describe the epidemiological profile of elderly persons with leprosy in the state of Alagoas. Method: a descriptive epidemiological study of leprosy cases among the elderly reported to the Disease Notification Information System between 2005 and 2015 was carried out. Results: a total of 896 cases were identified, with a predominance of 60-69 years old (60.5%), who were male (50.4%), had no schooli...
Demographic, social and clinical characteristics of women in childbearing age a...
Tavares, Clodis Maria; Santos, Tâmyssa Simões; Gomes, Nataly Mayara Cavalcante; Silva-Sobrinho, Reinaldo Antônio; Goes, Fernanda SilvaAim: 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 ...