HANSEN`S DISEASE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CASES IN A HYPERENDEMIC MUNICIPALITY

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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.86922

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Leprosy, Epidemiology, Neglected Disease, Endemic Disease, Comprehensive Health Care.

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the sociodemographic and clinical profile of reported cases of
Hansen´s disease in children under 15 years old in the municipality of São Luís - Maranhão - Brazil.

Method: descriptive study conducted with 826 cases reported in the Notifiable Diseases Information System, in São Luís - Maranhão, in the period from 2010 to 2019. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and were expressed in absolute and relative frequencies.

Results: age group between 10 and 14 years (60.29%), male (51.09%), brown (69.59%), incomplete elementary education (39.58%), multibacillary (62.71%), dimorphic clinical form (54.24%), up to five lesions (74.45%), zero to two nerves affected (83.23%), no bacilloscopic (46.28%), new cases (93.70%), spontaneous demand (46.38%) and zero degree of disability at diagnosis (78.98%).

Conclusion: hyper-endemic parameters with high risk for the disease were demonstrated. It is important to create control and prevention strategies to reduce Hansen´s disease transmission in children.

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2022-08-04

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Silva, F. J. L. de A., de Aquino, D. M. C., Monteiro, E. M. L. M., Coutinho, N. P. S., Corrêa, R. da G. C. F., & Paiva, M. de F. L. (2022). HANSEN`S DISEASE IN CHILDREN UNDER 15 YEARS OLD: SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CASES IN A HYPERENDEMIC MUNICIPALITY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.86922

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Vol. 27 (2022)

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