Epidemiological monitoring of leprosy indicators in Sergipe (2001–2015): segmented regression analysis | Zendy

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

Author(s) -

Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza,

Thiago Cavalcanti Leal,

João Paulo Silva de Paiva,

Victor Santana Santos

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

anais brasileiros de dermatologia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.461

H-Index - 44

eISSN - 1806-4841

pISSN - 0365-0596

DOI - 10.1016/j.abd.2019.07.015

Subject(s) - leprosy , epidemiology , medicine , trend analysis , regression analysis , linear regression , demography , environmental health , statistics , dermatology , pathology , mathematics , sociology

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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