IDENTIFICATION OF FACTORS RELATED TO THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF PATIENTS WITH LEPROSY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CUIABÁ-MT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.159342302011

• Palavras-chave: Leprosy; Disability and health; Mycobacterium leprae.

• Keywords: Leprosy; Disability and health; Mycobacterium leprae.

• Abstract:

  Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease, transmissible and non-fatal, endemic in tropical countries and prevalent in underdeveloped countries. Brazil is considered the country with the highest incidence of leprosy in the world, with a rate of approximately 13 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants during 2019. In total, 27,800 notifications of new cases were registered in the year, 4,224 of which in the state of Mato Thick, characterized as hyperendemic. Thus, it is of interest to recognize factors that are associated with the limitation resulting from leprosy lesions. Methodology: Descriptive observational cross-sectional study based on public domain data related to leprosy cases in Cuiabá in the state of Mato Grosso, obtained through the review of notification forms attached to the information system of the health department of the State of Mato Grosso - DwWeb| SES-MT during the period from 2015 to 2020. Results: There is a higher prevalence of disability among the age group from 20 to 64 years in grade zero (79.4%), grade I (70.7%) and grade II (77.5%), occurring mainly in males, this fact is confirmed when analyzing the data referring to females between the ages of 20 and 64 years, which is presented as the grade zero (47.73%), grade I (35.54%) and grade II (39.08%). Conclusion: The main factors related to the degree of disability in leprosy patients in Cuiabá were the borderline clinical form, the number of affected nerves and skin lesions.