Objective: To characterize approach methods for intradomiciliary contacts (IdC) of leprosy cases resident in Northern Brazil, during 2001-2012. Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study in the state of Rondônia. Included IdC of leprosy cases diagnosed/ reported in SINAN-Ministry of Health (MS), 2001-2012. A semi-structured instrument was applied to the IdCs, with six interventions: complete dermatological...
A hanseníase é hiperendêmica no Estado do Tocantins, Brasil. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar as tendências dos indicadores da hanseníase no Tocantins em 2001-2012. Análise de dados advindos do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN). Incluíram-se casos novos de residentes no Tocantins. Calcularam-se os indicadores da hanseníase e analisaram-se as tendências temporais por meio de regressão poli...
The objective of this study was to characterize epidemiological and temporal trends of leprosy in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil, from 2001 to 2012. A total of 9,658 new cases were reported. Their temporal trend was analyzed by the jointpoint regression model. The overall detection rate showed a declining trend, with annual percent change (APC) of ‑4.0 and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) ‑5.6 – ‑2.3. The ...
The city of Fortaleza, Ceará state capital, is presented a s priority city for the combat against leprosy in Brazil. This study aimed to characterize the epidemiological, clinical and operational leprosy patterns and time trends in temporal and spat ial distribution cuts of its main indicators, in Fortaleza, from 2001 to 2012. The city of Forta leza is subd ivided into 114 districts ( IBGE 2000) and six Regiona...