FELINTO, J. N.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4216831672704937; FELINTO, Jade Nobre.
Résumé:
The “hanseníase” keeps being a public health problem in Brazil, representing a major challenge
for health authorities. It is an illness of compulsory infection, infectious disease, chronic, caused
by Micobacterium leprae, slow development. This research aimed to describe the
epidemiological profile of leprosy in the city of Pombal – PB, characterizes the socio-
demographic and clinical profile of leprosy and evaluate the rates of incidence and prevalent of
the disease in the city. It deals of a documental, exploratory, descriptive analysis with a
quantitative approach. To research development has been used the database of the Information
System on Diseases of Compulsory Declaration (SINAN) of the Departament of Sanitary and
Epidemological by Municipal Departament of Health in Pombal – PB, from where the data
reported herein obtained with relevance to the study. The population was formed for all the
leprosy cases were registered in the period from 2004 to 2014 and the sample composed by
100% of population, 84 cases of the disease. The collection was carried out in April of 2015 by
means consults the appropriate factsheet of notification and the access of the SINAN program
data toward TABWIN, installed in the Municipal Department of Health in this city. The
majority the cases of the disease occurred in male, adults, brown-race, with low-schooling and
residing in urban area. The predominant clinical form was a dimorphic with over 5 skin lesions,
however the lymph was ignored at the moment of the diagnosis. The degree 0 of physical
disability predominated among the cases diagnosed and all leprosy patients performed one of
schemes of polychemotheraphy. In most cases, were detected through of routing, notified as
new cases and in most of them ending as a cure, but with a high rate of abandonment of
treatment. The results shows over the years occurred a decrease in cases of the disease, even so
the city have a high rates of incidence and prevalent of leprosy, not reaching the goal of
eliminating the illness. In view these results, observe the need of development of control actions
more effectives by public managers, particularly in training of health professionals and active
search contacts, establishing the diagnosis and early treatment, with purpose to break the
epidemiological chain, taking into consideration the control and possible elimination of the
disease in the city.