OLIVEIRA, G. S.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/3991482994969916; OLIVEIRA, Gabriele Soares de.
Abstract:
Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae;
attacks nerves and skin, especially peripheral ones such as hands, feet and face,
capable of causing irreversible damage. This is a health geography assignment.
Here, the spatial analysis of notified leprosy cases in the 9th Regional
of Health in Paraíba. This research is an excerpt from a larger work, entitled:
Physical disability in leprosy: a case-control study, which fulfilled the
Guidelines and Regulatory Norms for Research Involving Human Subjects,
according to Resolutions No. 466/2012 and 510/2016 of the National Health Council
(CNS), approved by the Research Ethics Committee, under Opinion No. 1,873,644. And still,
an ecological, interdisciplinary study, with a quantitative approach, which uses
of geoprocessing and statistics. The population and sample is composed of 1,219 cases
reported in the period from 2001 to 2014. Data show prevalence with gender
male, over 15 years old, color/race (self-reported) brown, less than nine years old
formal study and housewife. The prevalence of physical disability is for grade 0.
Of all the municipalities that make up the 9th Health Regional, the municipality of
Cajazeiras stood out for presenting higher rates of notification and great relevance
statistic. Based on the analysis, it was understood that the 9th Health Region of Paraíba
presents an endemic character for leprosy, while Cajazeiras presents a
hyperendemic character. It was concluded that through spatial analysis, that this work
provides instructive data, serves as a subsidy for actions to control/eliminate the
leprosy and physical disability, and training of multidisciplinary teams. THE
geoprocessing proved to be an indispensable tool in the spatialization
of old cases and in the analysis of the most recent cases, allowing the knowledge of the
geographic pattern of the disease and the recognition of the points that still make it difficult to
understanding of the persistent increase in leprosy case reports.
