Open AccessDistribuição dos casos de hanseníase com incapacidade física no estado da Paraíba de 2001 a 2011 The distribution of leprosy cases with physical disability in the state of Paraiba, Brazil, from 2001 to 2011
Author(s) -
Rosa Emília Malta Uchôa Nascimento,
Karen Krystine Gonçalves de Brito,
Emanuelle Malzac Freire de Santana,
Miriam Alves da Silva,
Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira,
Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista de pesquisa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-5361
pISSN - 1809-6107
DOI - 10.9789/2175-5361.2017.v9i3.634-640
Subject(s) - humanities , leprosy , cartography , geography , medicine , philosophy , dermatology
Objective: To identify the spatial pattern of occurrence of disabilities by leprosy in the state of Paraíba, from
2001 to 2011. Methods: This is an ecological, retrospective and evidence-based study, which has as a unit of
analysis the regions of the State of Paraiba, from aggregated data. 3,408 leprosy cases with physical disability,
and their distribution from the construction of tables and thematic maps were analyzed. Results: The results
showed high detection rates in the regions of Cajazeiras, Guarabira, Esperança, Itaporanga, João Pessoa and
Eastern Seridó. Only Western Seridó had no reported cases of physical disability. Conclusion: It is suggested in
the study the need for deeper studies about the pathology’s spatial distribution