Hanseníase em Rondônia: incidência e características dos casos notificados, 2001 a 2012 / Leprosy in Rondonia: incidence and characteristics of reported cases, 2001-2012
no período de 2001 a 2012, foram notificados 15.648 casos de hanseníase, com média de 1.304 casos ao ano; a maior incidência foi observada no ano de 2003 (106,5/100 mil habitantes); a maior parte dos casos ocorreu entre homens (57,1 por cento); a forma clínica predominante foi a dimorfa (42,2 por cento); 46,6 por cento dos casos eram paucibacilares e 53,4 por cento multibacilares; e 6,6 por cento dos indivíduos notificados apresentavam grau II de incapacidade física.
Conclusão:
a ocorrência de hanseníase em Rondônia ainda é elevada, sendo o estado considerado hiperendêmico.
Objective:
to describe the incidence of leprosy and characteristics of reported cases in the state of Rondônia, Brazil.
Methods:
a descriptive study was conducted using Notifiable DiseaseInformation System data for the period 2001-2012. Incidence was calculated per 100,000 inhabitants and case distribution percentage was calculated according to variables of interest.
Results:
15,648 leprosy cases were reported between 2001-2012, with an average of 1,304 cases per year. Highest incidence occurred in 2003 (106.5/100.000 inhabitants). Males were the most affected (57.1 per cent). The most common clinical presentation was borderline (42.2 per cent). 46.6 per cent of cases were paucibacillary and 53.4 per cent multibacillary. 6.6 per cent of individuals had grade 2 disability.
Conclusion:
the number of cases is still high in Rondônia and it is considered to be a hyperendemic state.