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Trend of leprosy in individuals under the age of 15 in Mato Grosso (Brazil), 2001-2013

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Title
Trend of leprosy in individuals under the age of 15 in Mato Grosso (Brazil), 2001-2013
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Revista de Saúde Pública, April 2017
DOI 10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006884
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Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de Freitas, Denise da Costa Boamorte Cortela, Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira

Abstract

To identify the historical trend of leprosy epidemiological indicators in individuals under the age of 15 in the state of Mato Grosso. Descriptive study with trend analysis of leprosy indicators in individuals under the age of fifteen registered in the Mato Grosso's System for Notifiable Diseases between 2001 and 2013. We used the Prais-Winsten procedure for analyzing generalized linear regression at a significance level of 5%. We considered as increasing time series when the annual percent change was positive, decreasing when negative and stationary when there was no significant difference between its value and zero. We analyzed 2455 cases of leprosy and the average detection rate in individuals under the age of fifteen was 22.7 per 100 thousand inhabitants. The trend of the general coefficient of incidence was decreasing, with an average annual rate of -5.5% (95%CI -7.5--3.5). Increasing trend was observed with an increase of 6.7% (95%CI 2.7-10.8) in the proportion of multibacillary cases, 9.4% (95%CI 4.4-14.7) of cases diagnosed with dimorphic clinical form and 14% (95%CI 7.9-20.4) of cases with physical disability level 2 at the time of diagnosis. There was an increasing trend in the average proportion of examined contacts, with a growth of 4.1% (95%CI 1.2-7.1) and average proportion of healing was precarious (39.7%), with stationary trend. The historical trend of leprosy cases in individuals under the age of fifteen proved to be decreasing in the period, however the trends of epidemiological indicators such as the proportion of multibacillary cases, physical disability level 2 and healing, indicate late diagnosis with stay sources of transmission and consequent worsening of the disease in the state of Mato Grosso. Identificar a tendência histórica dos indicadores epidemiológicos de hanseníase em menores de 15 anos no estado de Mato Grosso. Estudo descritivo com análise de tendência dos indicadores de hanseníase em menores de 15 anos registrados no Sistema Nacional de Agravos de Notificação de Mato Grosso, no período de 2001 a 2013. Utilizou-se o procedimento de Prais-Winsten para análise de regressão linear generalizada, adotando-se nível de significância de 5%. Consideraram-se como série temporal crescente quando a annual percent change era positiva, decrescente quando negativa e estacionária quando não havia diferença significante entre seu valor e o zero. Foram analisados 2.455 casos de hanseníase e o coeficiente médio de incidência em menores de 15 anos foi de 22,7/100 mil habitantes. A tendência geral do coeficiente de incidência foi decrescente, com uma annual percent change de -5,5% (IC95% -7,5-3,5). Observou-se tendência de crescimento, com incremento de 6,7% (IC95% 2,7-10,8) na proporção dos casos multibacilares, de 9,4% (IC95% 4,4-14,7) nos casos com forma clínica dimorfa e de 14% (IC95% 7,9-20,4) nos casos com incapacidade física grau 2 no momento do diagnóstico da doença. Verificou-se crescimento na proporção dos contatos de casos novos examinados, com incremento de 4,1% (IC95% 1,2-7,1) e média da proporção de cura considerada precária (39,7%) com tendência estacionária. A tendência histórica dos casos de hanseníase em menores de 15 anos mostrou-se decrescente no período. Entretanto, as tendências dos indicadores epidemiológicos, como a proporção de casos multibacilares, de incapacidade física grau 2 e de cura, indicam o diagnóstico tardio com permanência de fontes de transmissibilidade e consequente agravo da endemia no estado de Mato Grosso.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 15 21%
Student > Bachelor 10 14%
Researcher 6 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 8%
Other 4 6%
Other 11 15%
Unknown 20 28%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 15 21%
Nursing and Health Professions 13 18%
Immunology and Microbiology 7 10%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 3%
Chemistry 2 3%
Other 8 11%
Unknown 25 35%
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