Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia (Aug 2020)

Epidemiological monitoring of leprosy indicators in Sergipe (2001-2015): segmented regression analysis,

  • Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza,
  • Thiago Cavalcanti Leal,
  • João Paulo Silva de Paiva,
  • Victor Santana Santos

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abd.2019.07.015
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 95, no. 4
pp. 508 – 510

Abstract

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Abstract This study analyzed the trend of leprosy indicators in Sergipe, between 2001 and 2015. It was a time series study that analyzed the trend for general detection coefficient, children under 15 years of age, and new cases with grade 2 disability. The joinpoint model was used. Two (2.6%) municipalities had an increasing trend in general detection coefficient, five (6.6%) had an increasing trend in detection rate in children under 15, and 19 (25.3%) had an increasing trend in detection coefficient of new leprosy cases with grade 2 disability. The findings suggest maintenance of the chain of transmission.

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