The study aims to compare the effectiveness and sensitivity of three parasitological techniques in the diagnosis of helminthiasis in an endemic area in northeastern Brazil. This is an epidemiological, descriptive and comparative study, carried out in the municipality of Maruim, which is approximately 30 km from the capital of the state of Sergipe, the city of Aracaju. Kits were distributed and 3 samples were co...
Objective: to analyze the trend, spatial distribution and factors associated with leprosy recurrence in Sergipe. Methods: this is a population-based ecological study, using spatial analysis and logistic regression techniques. Data from all leprosy recurrences reported to SINAN (Notifiable Diseases Information System) in the state of Sergipe, Brazil, were used from 2007 to 2017. Results: there was a tendency for...
This study aims to analyze the temporal-trend of care in Sergipe and its correlation with the social determinants of health. It is an epidemiological study, of an ecological type of temporal series, with descriptive approaches. It is not possible to use the data from the National System of Notification of Aggravates (SINAN) of the Ministry of Health, relative to the period from 2007 to 2017. Three epidemiologic...
To analyze the positivity and risk factors associated with infection of schistosomesis mansoni and enteroparasitosis in an endemic area, Sergipe, Brazil. This is a cross-sectional study. The study involved 160 residents of the village of Siebra, located in the rural area of the municipality of Maruim, Sergipe. The positivities for Schistosoma mansoni and/or enteroparasites were identified using the Kato-Katz me...