PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN LEPROSY: CHARACTERIZATION, FACTORS RELATED AND EVOLUTION

Authors

  • Gabriela de Cássia Ribeiro Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
  • Francisco Carlos Félix Lana Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41246

Keywords:

Leprosy, Epidemiology, Disabled persons, Health services accessibility.

Abstract

The aim of this study was tocharacterize the new cases of leprosy; analyze socioeconomic, demographic, clinical-epidemiological, and access to diagnosis and treatment aspects related to the occurrence of leprosy with physical disabilities; and analyze the development of disabilities during treatment.A retrospective cohort survey was conducted in the health region of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. One hundred seven reports of leprosy and 71 interviews were analyzed between 2005 and 2010. The most frequent diagnoses were multibacillary (73.2%) and physical disability (79.1%). There was a statistical relationship between the development of physical deformities and those affected by leprosy with lower levels of schooling, higher neural involvement, and greater difficulties in accessing the health unit, in addition to the maintenance of the degree of disability. There is a reduced operational capacity of the Family Health Strategy (FHS) regarding leprosy control actions and the need to implement the policy according to the Unified Health System (SUS, from its acronym in Portuguese).

Author Biographies

Gabriela de Cássia Ribeiro, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri

Enfermeira. Professora Assistente do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM) das disciplinas de Saúde Pública I e Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Especialista em Saúde Coletiva. Mestre e doutoranda em Enferamagem pela Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Francisco Carlos Félix Lana, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Enfermeiro. Professor Associado do Departamento de Enfermagem Materno Infantil e Saúde Pública da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

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Published

2015-09-18

How to Cite

Ribeiro, G. de C., & Félix Lana, F. C. (2015). PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN LEPROSY: CHARACTERIZATION, FACTORS RELATED AND EVOLUTION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 20(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.41246

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 3 (2015)

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