Year: 2023
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objective was to evaluate the epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in São Luís-MA between the years 2018 to 2022. This is an epidemiological, retrospective and descriptive study, whose data were collected on the DATASUS platform. Aspects related to gender, age group, ethnicity, education, clinical evolution and the type of exit were analyzed. It was observed that the disease prevails among men (54.19%), aged between 40 and 49 years (18.47%) and most with high school education (30.60%). Thus the importance in the planning and management of health policies in the prevention and control of the disease should be a priority between the program of men's health and public health aiming at early diagnosis and treatment of cases.
Source: Diversitas Journal
Institution: Universidade Ceuma
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4314937460