2005
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-790x2005000400003
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Abstract: ResumoLa presente investigación se propone abordar la distribución territorial de la lepra en Brasil con el objetivo de identificar las regularidades de su diferenciación espacial y aportar conocimientos que permitan progresar en la comprensión de los procesos de su producción social. Fueron calculadas las tasas anuales de detección de casos, brutos y específicos, para las regiones y estados del país. La evolución espacio-temporal fue realizada mediante la construcción de series históricas. Se expone como subs… Show more

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“…7 In Brazil, a 1985-2002 series shows that the Northeast region had an increase in this rate in all of the states of the region, and Piaui presented a variation of 420.7%. 4 Besides the large number of leprosy cases which determines the disease as a public health problem, its high disabling potential may interfere with the productive and social life of a patient, causing economic lossAnnual rate of prevalence of leprosy / 10,000 inhabitants es and psychological trauma. These disabilities have been responsible for the stigma and discrimination of patients.…”
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confidence: 99%
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“…7 In Brazil, a 1985-2002 series shows that the Northeast region had an increase in this rate in all of the states of the region, and Piaui presented a variation of 420.7%. 4 Besides the large number of leprosy cases which determines the disease as a public health problem, its high disabling potential may interfere with the productive and social life of a patient, causing economic lossAnnual rate of prevalence of leprosy / 10,000 inhabitants es and psychological trauma. These disabilities have been responsible for the stigma and discrimination of patients.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…3 Its spread throughout the world is associated with low socio-economic conditions, poor sanitary conditions and hygiene and biological factors. 4 Leprosy is a public health problem. In 1991, the World Health Organization (WHO) set an elimination goal for prevalence of less than 1 case per 10,000 individuals, implementing multidrug therapy (MDT) with rifampicin, dapsone and clofazimine in addition to early detection of cases as a main strategy.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Sua distribuição no Brasil é heterogênea 4,7,8,9,10 , variando de prevalências inferiores à meta proposta pela OMS, como no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 5 , a regiões hiperendêmicas, particularmente nas regiões Norte e Nordeste 11,12,13,14 . O Estado do Espírito Santo foi o úni-co da Região Sudeste que apresentou elevados níveis de endemicidade em 2003 5 , fato que o coloca entre os prioritários para o programa de controle dessa endemia, no país.…”
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“…10,11,13,20 The overall scope of the fi ght against leprosy and the complexity of the issues it raises is impressive, showing intricate convergences of national history, and of medical, governmental, and international policies. 24 The history of the fi ght against leprosy in São Paulo was unique, b as is the whole sanitary movement it was part of, uncommon in global health history, both in the way it developed and the pace in which it was implemented.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%