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OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients under treatment for leprosy-related reactions. METHOD: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted from October 2013 to April 2014 with 61 individuals in a reference center in the Brazilian northeast region. The statistical test used considered a significance level of 0,05. RESULTS: Most individuals were males (57.38%), with low family income (50.82%) and incomplete elementary education (75.41%). In the moment of leprosy diagnosis, 52.45% of patients presented some degree of physical disability established. There was significant association between the observed clinic form and the moment of manifestation of leprosy reactions (p= 0.034). The residual analysis indicated that pure neural leprosy is associated to a manifestation of reactions before treatment and dimorphous leprosy was associated to manifestations during treatment. CONCLUSION: The disclosure of the clinical picture of pure neural leprosy and early detection of cases strongly contribute to the promotion of population health enabling the fulfillment of the goal of eradicating leprosy.
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Hanseníase/diagnóstico , Hanseníase/epidemiologia , Adulto , Brasil/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar o perfil clínico e epidemiológico de pacientes em tratamento para reações hansênicas. Método Estudo quantitativo, descritivo, transversal, realizado entre outubro de 2013 e abril de 2014, com 61 usuários, em um centro de referência de um estado nordestino. Os testes estatísticos utilizados consideraram um nível de significância de 0,05. Resultados Predominou o sexo masculino (57,38%), com baixa renda familiar (50,82%) e ensino fundamental incompleto (75,41%). No diagnóstico, 52,45% já apresentava algum grau de incapacidade física. Houve associações entre a forma clínica e o momento de manifestação das reações (p= 0,034). A análise de resíduos apontou que a forma neural pura associa-se às reações antes do tratamento e a dimorfa associa-se às reações durante o tratamento. Conclusão A divulgação do quadro clínico da forma neural pura e a detecção precoce dos casos contribuiriam fortemente para a promoção da saúde da população, possibilitando o cumprimento do objetivo de erradicar a Hanseníase.
RESUMEN Objetivo Identificar el perfil clínico y epidemiológico de pacientes en tratamiento para las reacciones leprosas. Método Estudio descriptivo, transversal y cuantitativo, efectuado entre octubre de 2013 y abril de 2014, con 61 usuarios en un centro de referencia para la lepra ubicado en la región Nordeste de Brasil. La prueba estadística utilizada considerando un nivel de significación de 0,05. Resultados Predominaron las personas del sexo masculino (57,38%), con ingreso familiar de hasta un salario mínimo (50,82%) y enseñanza primaria incompleta (75,41%). En el momento del diagnóstico, 52,45% de los pacientes ya presentaban algún grado de discapacidad física instalada. Había asociaciones entre forma y tiempo de la manifestación de las reacciones (p = 0,034) clínica. El análisis de residuos señaló que la forma neural pura está asociada a una manifestación de reacciones antes del tratamiento y que la forma dimorfa de la lepra estuvo asociada a manifestaciones durante el tratamiento. Conclusión La divulgación del cuadro clínico de la forma neuronal pura y la detección temprana de los casos contribuyen fuertemente a la promoción de la salud de la población que permite el cumplimiento de la meta de erradicar la lepra.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients under treatment for leprosy-related reactions. Method This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study, conducted from October 2013 to April 2014 with 61 individuals in a reference center in the Brazilian northeast region. The statistical test used considered a significance level of 0,05. Results Most individuals were males (57.38%), with low family income (50.82%) and incomplete elementary education (75.41%). In the moment of leprosy diagnosis, 52.45% of patients presented some degree of physical disability established. There was significant association between the observed clinic form and the moment of manifestation of leprosy reactions (p= 0.034). The residual analysis indicated that pure neural leprosy is associated to a manifestation of reactions before treatment and dimorphous leprosy was associated to manifestations during treatment. Conclusion The disclosure of the clinical picture of pure neural leprosy and early detection of cases strongly contribute to the promotion of population health enabling the fulfillment of the goal of eradicating leprosy.
