Leprosy: operational indicators in a Brazilian hyperendemic municipality

Abstract

Resultados: during the study period were recorded 1072 cases of the disease. The indicators: proportion of new cases with degree of assessed disability and proportion of cured cases among new cases showed improvement in quality of care. The percentage of cases cured and evaluated in the discharge due to cure presented itself below the number of 1072. The evaluation of disability in high cure was 22.2% in 2007, 98.8% in