Panorama epidemiológico da Hanseníase no estado de Alagoas: um estudo das características clínicas e epidemiológicas dos anos de 2007 a 2017

Abstract

Introduction: Leprosy is a national endemic disease, Brazil is the second country in the world in terms of registered cases of the disease. Chronic and infectious, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, causes physical disabilities; and still very neglected in the ways of detection and notification, which keep the disease as a public health problem. Being Northeast and Alagoas, endemic populations. Objective: To analyze the prevalence and detection rate of leprosy in the state of Alagoas from 2007 to 2017. Methodology: Descriptive study with a quantitative approach of a historical series. Data collected at the State Health Department of Alagoas, with a time frame; 2007 to 2017. With samples from all municipalities in Alagoas, the total being 102. The distribution of prevalence and detection rate was verified. Results: The prevalence of leprosy in Alagoas during the period studied, remained within the national average. The municipalities with the highest detection rates were; Maceió, Rio Largo, Arapiraca, Santana do Ipanema, Delmiro Gouveia and Mata Grande. Prevalent in rural areas and female population; with a working age range of 21 to 30 years, 31 to 40 years, 41 to 50 years. The disease presented in its paucibacillary clinical form, from 1 to 3 cutaneous lesions without neural involvement. Conclusion: Although advances have been noted, Alagoas is still far from the one proposed by the Ministry of Health in strategic actions until 2022. Showing the need for efforts by all the actors involved to face the disease.