Trend of leprosy in individuals under the age of 15 in Mato Grosso (Brazil), 2001-2013

Authors

  • Bruna Hinnah Borges Martins de Freitas Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso; Faculdade de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Denise da Costa Boamorte Cortela Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso; Faculdade de Medicina; Departamento de Medicina
  • Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006884

Keywords:

Child, Adolescent, Leprosy, epidemiology, Neglected Diseases, prevention & control

Abstract

OBJECTIVE To identify the historical trend of leprosy epidemiological indicators in individuals under the age of 15 in the state of Mato Grosso. METHODS Descriptive study with trend analysis of leprosy indicators in individuals under the age of fifteen registered in the Mato Grosso’s System for Notifiable Diseases between 2001 and 2013. We used the Prais-Winsten procedure for analyzing generalized linear regression at a significance level of 5%. We considered as increasing time series when the annual percent change was positive, decreasing when negative and stationary when there was no significant difference between its value and zero. RESULTS We analyzed 2455 cases of leprosy and the average detection rate in individuals under the age of fifteen was 22.7 per 100 thousand inhabitants. The trend of the general coefficient of incidence was decreasing, with an average annual rate of -5.5% (95%CI -7.5–-3.5). Increasing trend was observed with an increase of 6.7% (95%CI 2.7–10.8) in the proportion of multibacillary cases, 9.4% (95%CI 4.4–14.7) of cases diagnosed with dimorphic clinical form and 14% (95%CI 7.9–20.4) of cases with physical disability level 2 at the time of diagnosis. There was an increasing trend in the average proportion of examined contacts, with a growth of 4.1% (95%CI 1.2–7.1) and average proportion of healing was precarious (39.7%), with stationary trend. CONCLUSIONS The historical trend of leprosy cases in individuals under the age of fifteen proved to be decreasing in the period, however the trends of epidemiological indicators such as the proportion of multibacillary cases, physical disability level 2 and healing, indicate late diagnosis with stay sources of transmission and consequent worsening of the disease in the state of Mato Grosso.

Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Trend of leprosy in individuals under the age of 15 in Mato Grosso (Brazil), 2001-2013. (2017). Revista De Saúde Pública, 51, 28. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1518-8787.2017051006884