Open AccessESTUDO ECOLÓGICO: PERFIL DA MORBIMORTALIDADE POR HANSENÍASE NO BRASIL ENTRE 2015 E 2019
Author(s) -
Guilherme Ribeiro Ferreira,
Anna Luiza Rodrigues Brito,
Isabela dos Santos Rodolfo,
Rafaela Spolador Orbolato
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
colloquium vitae
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1984-6436
DOI - 10.5747/cv.2021.v13.n1.v323
Subject(s) - mycobacterium leprae , leprosy , medicine , epidemiology , environmental health , psychological intervention , incidence (geometry) , immunology , nursing , physics , optics
Leprosy is a chronic, infectious disease transmitted through the inhalation of aerosols containing Mycobacterium leprae. The present study was carried out to investigate the epidemiological profile of leprosy in Brazil between 2015 and 2019, evaluating the prevalence rate of hospital admissions, incidence rate, number of admissions due to recurrence and mortality rates. It is an ecological study conducted from data collected in information systems available at the Departamento de Informática do Sistema Único de Saúde (DATASUS). In the considered time interval, a slight improvement in the investigated health indicators was evidenced. It is possible to infer that the country carried out an adequate management of leprosy between 2015 and 2019, probably because of good prophylactic actions, good interventions and efficient awareness of those infected.