2018
DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00007818
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Tendências da hanseníase após implementação de um projeto de intervenção em uma capital da Região Norte do Brasil, 2002-2016

Abstract: Resumo: O projeto Palmas Livre da Hanseníase foi implementado para o incremento dos indicadores e o enfrentamento da doença, visto que a capital do Tocantins é a mais hiperendêmica do país. Este estudo mede o impacto da intervenção do projeto por meio da análise da tendência de indicadores prioritários em Palmas, 2002-2016. Baseia-se em análise de dados advindos do Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) e de relatórios de capacitações aplicadas com metodologia de problematização. Os indicadore… Show more

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“…Low education, as shown in the literature, is one of the factors that directly imply a greater risk of falling ill 17 . In addition, the presence of cases in children under 15 years old confirms that active transmission of the disease is still ongoing 18 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 74%
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“…Low education, as shown in the literature, is one of the factors that directly imply a greater risk of falling ill 17 . In addition, the presence of cases in children under 15 years old confirms that active transmission of the disease is still ongoing 18 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 74%
“…However, even with the decrease in the number of contacts, it is important to highlight that the percentage of patients diagnosed in the post-intervention period (24.6%) was more than 16 times higher than in the pre-intervention period (1.5%). Thus, intersectoral/ intercity/ interstate surveillance actions are essential for controlling leprosy, and the combination of active case-finding with tracing of contacts are key aspects for breaking the transmission chain and avoiding the so called hidden prevalence 7 , 18 , 24 , 25 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O diagnóstico precoce da hanseníase, ou seja, nas formas iniciais da doença, fazse urgente para a prevenção de deformidades físicas, cujas repercussões são ainda mais catastrófi cas na vida das pessoas acometidas. A agilidade no diagnóstico da hanseníase faz-se necessária em um território com boa cobertura de serviços de saúde, e a avaliação de contatos de forma qualitativa é a ação primordial (MONTEIRO et al, 2018).…”
Section: Resultsunclassified
“…11 Although advances have been observed in the scenario with the measures adopted under the national policy, Brazilian municipalities still face difficulties in access to diagnosis and treatment of people affected by the disease, such as: failure in the coverage of the Family Health Strategy (FHS); geographical and physical barriers in urban and rural areas; irregular distribution of basic health units by coverage area; lack of training and overload of health professionals to articulate all the programs of AB, together with other obstacles of municipal management. 8,12 Based on this context, the following questions are posed What actions are developed by the Family Health Strategy Teams (FHS Teams) in the Primary Care setting for leprosy control? Thus, the study aims to analyze leprosy control actions in Primary Care in Brazil, based on the external evaluation of PMAQ-AB.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%