Hanseníase Em Menores De Quinze Anos Em Um Município Hiperendêmico

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ID16878769
AuthorsCamila Beatriz Alves da Rocha (0000-0003-0508-5288, Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Débora Aparecida Da Silva Santos (0000-0003-1862-7883, Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Ricardo Alves De Olinda (0000-0002-0509-8428, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba), Andréia Maciel Rodrigues Campelo (Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Leonardo José Araujo de Campos (Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Elaine Menezes Rossi (0000-0001-7410-7706, Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Letícia Silveira Goulart (0000-0003-1452-4908, Universidade Federal de Rondônia), Magda De Mattos (0000-0001-8330-1084, Universidade Federal de Rondônia)
Year2023
Volume19
Pagese1901
Publication date2023-01-31
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHygeia - Revista Brasileira de Geografia Médica e da Saúde (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1980-1726 • E-ISSN: 1980-1726
PublisherPPUFU - Portal de Periódicos da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.14393/hygeia1962845
OpenAlexW4319080846
LanguagePT
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Objective: To analyze leprosy cases in children under fifteen years old. Methods: Field study, quantitative, cross-sectional, historical and descriptive series, with 48 leprosy cases from 2009 to 2018 from Rondonópolis (MT). Data collection used medical records of the Specialized Assistance Service and home visits. Descriptive statistics and chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were used; significance level of 5%; odds ratio and confidence intervals were calculated. Research approved by the Research Ethics Committee (CAAE: 97441618.2.0000.8088). Results: The cases predominated in 2013 (18.8%), male (52%), age group 10 to 14 years (54.2%), multibacillary (64.6%) and tuberculoid (64.6%). It was possible to verify a significant statistical association between operating class and family income (p

Humanities · Health, Nursing, Elderly Care · Leprosy Research and Treatment · Philosophy

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