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...
The mansoni’s schistosomiasis (MS) is a serious and chronic parasitic disease, caused by trematode worms of the species Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni). Several factors (social and environmental) are associated with the high prevalence rates of MS in endemic areas. Data presented by the Schistosomiasis Control Program (SCP), in 2014, revealed 27,525 positive tests for MS in northeastern Brazil. Of these, 9,775...
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...