Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities
Joint Authors
Lopes, Fabiana Nascimento
Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix
Fabri, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho
Lanza, Fernanda Moura
Carvalho, Ana Paula Mendes
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study aims at analysing the degree of deformity in leprosy cases diagnosed in children under 15 years old and its relationship with operational and epidemiological factors.
This epidemiological cross-sectional study was carried out at municipalities of three microregions in a Brazilian hyperendemic area.
Data between 1998 and 2010 was collected from the Information System for Notifiable Diseases database.
The average coefficient of detection was 32.96/100.000 inhabitants; 7.61% of new cases were diagnosed in children under 15 years old; 5% in this age group were grade 2 deformity at diagnosis.
Prevalence of leprosy cases in children under 15 years old with deformity was higher in males (PR=2.65;P=0.032; CI 95%: 1.09–6.45) and in multibacillary patients (PR=14.68;P<0.001; CI 95%: 3.54–60.87) and lower when the detection mode was passive (PR=0.73,P=0.47, CI 95%: 0.31–1.73).
Such context suggests high transmissibility and early exposure to Mycobacterium leprae since a lot of cases were diagnosed in children under fifteen years old and the incubation period of the leprosy bacillus varies from 02 to 07 years.
This situation contributes to maintaining the chain of disease transmission in the area and indicates that health care services should intensify leprosy control.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix& Fabri, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho& Lopes, Fabiana Nascimento& Carvalho, Ana Paula Mendes& Lanza, Fernanda Moura. 2013. Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix…[et al.]. Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lana, Francisco Carlos Félix& Fabri, Angélica da Conceição Oliveira Coelho& Lopes, Fabiana Nascimento& Carvalho, Ana Paula Mendes& Lanza, Fernanda Moura. Deformities due to Leprosy in Children under Fifteen Years Old as an Indicator of Quality of the Leprosy Control Programme in Brazilian Municipalities. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-500058
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-500058