Over 200,000 new cases of leprosy are detected each year, of which approximately 7% are
associated with grade-2 disabilities (G2Ds). For achieving leprosy elimination, one of the …

Leprosy remains a public health problem in developing countries. Among communicable
diseases, it is one of the leading causes of permanent disability. Brazil had not reached the …

Background Although the detection rate is decreasing, the proportion of new cases with
WHO grade 2 disability (G2D) is increasing, creating concern among policy makers and the …

Background Brazil is the only country in Latin America that has adopted a national health
system. This causes differences in access to health among Latin American countries and …

Introdução: No Brasil, a distribuição espacial da hanseníase é heterogênea. Áreas com alta
transmissão da doença permanecem nas regiões Norte, Centro-Oeste e Nordeste do país …

RESUMO OBJETIVO: Identificar fatores socioeconômicos, demográficos, operacionais e de
serviços de saúde associados à ocorrência da hanseníase em um estado hiperendêmico …

Objective: To investigate in the literature the relation of socioeconomic factors in the
incidence of the disease and other outcomes related to leprosy. Method: Integrative review …

Background Leprosy incidence remained at around 200,000 new cases globally for the last
decade. Current strategies to reduce the number of new patients include early detection and …

Trabalhos demonstraram que a distribuição geográfica da hanseníase está relacionada a
diferentes fatores socioeconômicos. O objetivo deste artigo é estudar a distribuição …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To identify the socioeconomic, demographic, operational, and
health service-related factors associated with the occurrence of leprosy in a hyperendemic …