Analysis of the detection coefficient for the association between leprosy and pregnancy in the integration region of Carajas, State of Para, Brazil

Introduction The association between leprosy and pregnancy is currently poorly understood and has been linked to serious clinical consequences. Methods A retrospective study between 2007 and 2009 was performed in the integration region of Carajás, Brazil on a population of pregnant lepers, with non-...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Vera Regina da Cunha Menezes Palacios, Clea Nazare Carneiro Bichara, Rodrigo da Silva Dias, Alcines da Silva Sousa Junior, Renan Faria Cardoso, Glaubus Vinicius Neves Barreiros, Nelson Veiga Goncalves
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013
Subjects:
Leprosy
Pregnancy
Epidemiology
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-1459-2013
https://doaj.org/article/206fea9335af46dab0aa0db72210e28c
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Summary:Introduction The association between leprosy and pregnancy is currently poorly understood and has been linked to serious clinical consequences. Methods A retrospective study between 2007 and 2009 was performed in the integration region of Carajás, Brazil on a population of pregnant lepers, with non-lepers of ages 12-49 years serving as the reference population. Results Twenty-nine pregnant lepers were studied during the study period. The detection rates (DRs) for the studied association were 4.7 in 2007, 9.4 in 2008, and 4.3 in 2009. Conclusions The Carajás region presented a medium pattern of endemicity during most of the study period, with a high DR found in 2008.

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