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Epidemiological analysis of new tuberculosis cases in a private freedom populat...
Melo, Robert Lincoln Barros; Santos, Amuzza Aylla Pereira dos; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Santos, Erlon Oliveira dos; Santos, Valéria BezerraObjective: To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of new cases of tuberculosis among people deprived of liberty reported in Alagoas from 2009 to 2018. Method: This is a descriptive, retrospective epidemiological study with a quantitative approach. The study population consisted of people deprived of liberty in the state of Alagoas notified with tuberculosis in the Notifiable Diseases Information System ...
Impact of head and neck leprosy presentations on the daily lives of people with...
Assis, Danielle de Oliveira Teodosio; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Alcântara, Raabe Alves de Araújo; Ramirez, Lívia Jatobá; Brum, Evanisa Helena Maio deLeprosy is a chronic infectious and transmissible disease, of compulsory notification and investigation in the entire national territory. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of head and neck clinical presentations on the daily life of people affected by leprosy. This is an exploratory, descriptive study, using a qualitative approach, carried out at a reference health unit for leprosy treatmen...
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 ...
Salivary anti-PGL-1 IgM may indicate active transmission of Mycobacterium lepra...
Macedo, Alexandre Casimiro de; Cunha Júnior, José Evandro; Yaochite, Juliana Navarro Ueda; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Nagao-Dias, Aparecida TiemiConsidering that the main route of Mycobacterium leprae transmission is the upper respiratory tract, detection of salivary antibodies can be a useful tool for diagnosing early infection. The study aimed to analyze salivary anti-PGL-1 IgA and IgM antibodies in 169 children aged 4–16 years old, who lived nearby or inside the house of multibacillary or paucibacillary leprosy patients in two endemic cities in Alago...
Concentração do atendimento a pacientes com hanseníase em municípios do estado ...
Evangelista, Clara Maria Nantua; Tavares, Clodis Maria; Coriolano, Lindélia SobreiraThe objective of this research was to identify the main factors that lead to the concentration of Hansen’s disease (HD) treatment in certain health centers in Ceará state public health network. This was an operational study of descriptive/comparative nature, conducted in three municipalities of the State over the period of 2004-05.; Tem-se como objetivo deste estudo identificar os fatores que levam à concentraç...
Evolução da endemia hansênica no Estado do Ceará : características epidemiológi...
Tavares, Clodis MariaIn the last years we can observe, in Ceara, an increase in the detection rates of hanseniase. The dates from 1970 to 1996, show that the rates increased from 0.23/ 10 thousand inhabitant in 1970 to 2,77/ 10 thousand inhabitant in 1996, reaching an increase of 1,104.34%. The rise, is often explained, as an evidence in the expand of the endemic disease, as an increase in the transmission of the disease, and also ...