Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()

This ecological study aims to analyze both the tendency and the characteristics of leprosy in the elderly population in the state of Bahia, 2001–2017. The tendency was analyzed through joinpoint regression. Epidemiological variables were also included in the study. The average detection rate was 38....

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Autores principales: Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de, Fernandes, Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira, Matos, Thais Silva, Tavares, Clódis Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2020
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Tropical/Infectoparasitary Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31889593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.01.011
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author Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de
Fernandes, Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira
Matos, Thais Silva
Tavares, Clódis Maria
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description This ecological study aims to analyze both the tendency and the characteristics of leprosy in the elderly population in the state of Bahia, 2001–2017. The tendency was analyzed through joinpoint regression. Epidemiological variables were also included in the study. The average detection rate was 38.73/100,000, with prevalence of men (45.19/100,000). A downward trend occurred in both genders, from 2004, with a greater magnitude in women (annual percent change [APC] = −3.4%). Men presented higher proportions of the multibacillary forms and physical disabilities. The epidemiological scenario indicates the need of implementation of actions that stimulate early diagnosis and treatment of the elderly population.
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spelling pubmed-70588852020-03-11 Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()() Souza, Carlos Dornels Freire de Fernandes, Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira Matos, Thais Silva Tavares, Clódis Maria An Bras Dermatol Tropical/Infectoparasitary Dermatology This ecological study aims to analyze both the tendency and the characteristics of leprosy in the elderly population in the state of Bahia, 2001–2017. The tendency was analyzed through joinpoint regression. Epidemiological variables were also included in the study. The average detection rate was 38.73/100,000, with prevalence of men (45.19/100,000). A downward trend occurred in both genders, from 2004, with a greater magnitude in women (annual percent change [APC] = −3.4%). Men presented higher proportions of the multibacillary forms and physical disabilities. The epidemiological scenario indicates the need of implementation of actions that stimulate early diagnosis and treatment of the elderly population. Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2020 2019-12-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7058885/ /pubmed/31889593 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.01.011 Text en © 2019 Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title_full Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title_fullStr Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title_full_unstemmed Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title_short Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
title_sort leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the brazilian northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario()()
topic Tropical/Infectoparasitary Dermatology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7058885/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31889593
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.01.011
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