Leprosy in the elderly population of an endemic state in the Brazilian Northeast (2001–2017): epidemiological scenario☆☆☆
| Autor: | Clodis Maria Tavares, Thais Silva Matos, Tânia Rita Moreno de Oliveira Fernandes, Carlos Dornels Freire de Souza |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Aging Joinpoint regression Time Factors Endemic Diseases Dermatology 030207 dermatology & venereal diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Age Distribution Elderly population Leprosy Epidemiology medicine Humans Disabled Persons Sex Distribution Aged Aged 80 and over Age Factors Ecological study Middle Aged medicine.disease Annual Percent Change Tropical/Infectoparasitary Dermatology Mycobacterium leprae Geography Socioeconomic Factors 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis RL1-803 Female Detection rate Brazil Demography |
| Zdroj: | Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 95, Iss 1, Pp 91-94 (2020) Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Volume: 95, Issue: 1, Pages: 91-94, Published: 30 MAR 2020 Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia v.95 n.1 2020 Anais brasileiros de dermatologia Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia (SBD) instacron:SBD |
| ISSN: | 1806-4841 0365-0596 |
| Popis: | This ecological study aims to analyze both the tendency and the characteristics of leprosy in the elderly population in the state of Bahia, 2001-2017. The tendency was analyzed through joinpoint regression. Epidemiological variables were also included in the study. The average detection rate was 38.73/100,000, with prevalence of men (45.19/100,000). A downward trend occurred in both genders, from 2004, with a greater magnitude in women (annual percent change [APC] = −3.4%). Men presented higher proportions of the multibacillary forms and physical disabilities. The epidemiological scenario indicates the need of implementation of actions that stimulate early diagnosis and treatment of the elderly population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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