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Therapeutic itinerary of people with leprosy: paths, struggles, and challenges ...
Lima,Eliziane Oliveira de; Silva,Maria Rocineide Ferreira da; Marinho,Mirna Neyara Alexandre de Sá Barreto; Alencar,Olga Maria deABSTRACT 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 ...
Hanseníase: crenças e tabus de agentes comunitários de saúde
Alencar,Olga Maria de; Pereira,Thayza Miranda; Heukelbach,Jorg; Barbosa,Jaqueline Caracas; Cavalcante,Ana Suelen PedrozaResumo 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...
Temporal trend of leprosy in a region of high endemicity in the Brazilian North...
Pereira,Thayza Miranda; Silva,Lucilane Maria Sales da; Dias,Maria Socorro de Araújo; Monteiro,Lorena Dias; Silva,Maria Rocineide Ferreira daABSTRACT 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...
Leprosy reactions after release from multidrug therapy in an endemic cluster in...
Alencar,Maria de Jesus Freitas de; Barbosa,Jaqueline Caracas; Pereira,Thayza Miranda; Santos,Suen Oliveira; Eggens,Klaas Hendrik; Heukelbach,JorgWe assessed diagnosis and consequences of leprosy reactions as perceived by affected individuals. A cross-sectional study was performed in five municipalities in an endemic disease cluster in Brazil. Structured interviews included 280 leprosy-affected individuals who had experienced reactions after release from treatment (RFT), 2007-2009. Open questions included information on diagnostic features of leprosy rea...