Inequality of gender, age and disabilities due to leprosy and trends in a hyperendemic metropolis: Evidence from an eleven-year time series study in central-west Brazil

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dc.coverageDOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009941
dc.creatorMartoreli Júnior, José Francisco
dc.creatorRamos, Antônio Carlos Vieira
dc.creatorAlves, Josilene Dalia
dc.creatorCrispim, Juliane de Almeida
dc.creatorAlves, Luana Seles
dc.creatorBerra, Thaís Zamboni
dc.creatorBarbosa, Tatiana Pestana
dc.creatorda Costa, Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino
dc.creatorAlves, Yan Mathias
dc.creatorDos Santos, Márcio Souza
dc.creatorGomes, Dulce
dc.creatorYamamura, Mellina
dc.creatorPinto, Ione Carvalho
dc.creatorFuentealba-Torres, Miguel Angel
dc.creatorNunes, Carla
dc.creatorPieri, Flavia Meneguetti
dc.creatorArcoverde, Marcos Augusto Moraes
dc.creatorDos Santos, Felipe Lima
dc.creatorArcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre
dc.date2021
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-05T21:20:14Z
dc.date.available2026-01-05T21:20:14Z
dc.description<p>The present study aimed to investigate the epidemiological situation of leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), in a hyperendemic metropolis in the Central-West region of Brazil. We studied trends over eleven years, both in the detection of the disease and in disabilities, analyzing disparities and/or differences regarding gender and age. This is an ecological time series study conducted in Cuiabá, capital of the state of Mato Grosso. The population consisted of patients diagnosed with leprosy between the years 2008 and 2018. The time series of leprosy cases was used, stratifying it according to gender (male and female), disability grade (G0D, G1D, G2D, and not evaluated) and age. The calendar adjustment technique was applied. For modeling the trends, the Seasonal-Trend decomposition procedure based on Loess (STL) was used. We identified 9.739 diagnosed cases, in which 58.37% were male and 87.55% aged between 15 and 59 years. Regarding detection according to gender, there was a decrease among women and an increase in men. The study shows an increasing trend in disabilities in both genders, which may be related to the delay in diagnosis. There was also an increasing number of cases that were not assessed for disability at the time of diagnosis, which denotes the quality of the services.</p>eng
dc.descriptionThe present study aimed to investigate the epidemiological situation of leprosy (Hansen’s Disease), in a hyperendemic metropolis in the Central-West region of Brazil. We studied trends over eleven years, both in the detection of the disease and in disabilities, analyzing disparities and/or differences regarding gender and age. This is an ecological time series study conducted in Cuiabá, capital of the state of Mato Grosso. The population consisted of patients diagnosed with leprosy between the years 2008 and 2018. The time series of leprosy cases was used, stratifying it according to gender (male and female), disability grade (G0D, G1D, G2D, and not evaluated) and age. The calendar adjustment technique was applied. For modeling the trends, the Seasonal-Trend decomposition procedure based on Loess (STL) was used. We identified 9.739 diagnosed cases, in which 58.37% were male and 87.55% aged between 15 and 59 years. Regarding detection according to gender, there was a decrease among women and an increase in men. The study shows an increasing trend in disabilities in both genders, which may be related to the delay in diagnosis. There was also an increasing number of cases that were not assessed for disability at the time of diagnosis, which denotes the quality of the services. © 2021 Martoreli Júnior et al.spa
dc.identifierhttps://investigadores.uandes.cl/en/publications/e3ec1848-f11f-40ab-8f31-fc093d439a02
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uandes.cl/handle/uandes/68894
dc.languageeng
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourcevol.15 (2021) date: 2021-11-16 nr.11 p.e0009941
dc.subjectLeprosy/epidemiology
dc.subjectLeprosy / psychology
dc.subjectEndemic Diseases/statistics & numerical data
dc.subjectDisabled persons
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleInequality of gender, age and disabilities due to leprosy and trends in a hyperendemic metropolis: Evidence from an eleven-year time series study in central-west Brazileng
dc.typeArticleeng
dc.typeArtículospa
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