Physical disabilities due to leprosy in Alagoas State, Northeast Brazil: a temporal and spatial modeling

Physical disabilities due to leprosy in Alagoas State, Northeast Brazil: a temporal and spatial modeling

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Monitoring disability trends is required to evaluate leprosy elimination. We assessed the trends in disability indicators and its association with space in Alagoas, Brazil. METHODS: We conducted an ecological study in all leprosy cases from 2006 to 2016. Disability indicators were analyzed using the joinpoint regression model. RESULTS: The proportion of new cases with grade 2 disability at diagnosis ranged from 4.7% to 11.9% (annual percent change, 1.4; P= 0.7), while at discharge, it ranged from 0.0% to 12.3% (annual percent change, -21.8; P= 0.2). CONCLUSIONS: Disability indicators had a stable trend over the study period.

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Main Authors: Souza,Carlos Dornels Freire de, Tavares,Daniela Lessa de Carvalho, Tavares,Clodis Maria, Almeida,Alda Graciele Claudio dos Santos, Accioly,Selma Maria Pereira da Silva, Paiva,João Paulo Silva de, Leal,Thiago Cavalcanti, Santos,Victor Santana
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2019
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100677
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