RESUMO: O objetivo da pesquisa foi analisar o perfil epidemiológico da hanseníase no município de Maricá, Rio de Janeiro. Estudo epidemiológico retrospectivo, com abordagem quantitativa. Utilizou dados do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação, de pacientes com hanseníase, no período entre 2000-2013. Incluiu as variáveis: número de casos notificados; idade; sexo; formas clínicas; classificação operacional; o grau de incapacidade dos acometidos e saída do sistema. Totalizaram 191 casos de hanseníase, sendo a maioria constituída de homens-54%, maiores de 15 anos-96%, multibacilares-63% e alta por cura como principal tipo de saída do sistema-87,5%. A taxa de detecção anual permaneceu média entre os maiores de 15 anos. Todos os examinados apresentaram algum grau de incapacidade física, durante o diagnóstico. Conclui-se que o conhecimento epidemiológico da doença na cidade implicará mais suporte para o controle de saúde pública local. Palavras-Chave: Hanseníase; epidemiologia; enfermagem; saúde pública. ABSTRACT: The study aimed at analyzing epidemiological profile of leprosy in the city of Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 2000 to 2013. This is a retrospective epidemiological study with quantitative approach. Data collected of all leprosy cases from Notifiable Diseases Information System Database through the notification of patients with leprosy. The variables included were: new cases diagnosed within the 2000-2013 span; age; clinic forms; operational classification; degree of physical disability and system output. 191 patients were reported: 54% males, 96% are older than 15 years old, 34% were in the virchowian leprosy, tuberculoid (30%), dimorphic (19%) and indeterminate (13%), 63% multibacillary forms, 87.5% had had discharges after cure as main type of system output. Annual detection rate remained medium for those over 15. All those examined showed physical disability to a certain extent at diagnosis time. We concluded that the epidemiological knowledge of leprosy in the city must require stronger support for disease control.
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