01424nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001653003700042100001500079700001800094700001400112700001600126700001500142700001900157700001300176245007900189856007100268300001200339490000700351050001800358520080400376022001401180       2014                            d10aLeprosy; Pregnancy; Epidemiology1 aPalacios V1 aGonçalves NV1 aBichara C1 aFontelles M1 aAndriolo R1 aSilva Junior J1 aPóvoa M00aLeprosy and pregnancy: detection coefficient and proposal for a new index.  uhttp://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v47n6/0037-8682-rsbmt-47-06-798.pdf  a798-8000 v47  aPALACIOS 20143 a<p>Introduction Our study presents a method to generate a novel detection coefficient for the association between leprosy and pregnancy (DCLP). Methods The DCLP was calculated for women from the State of Pará (2007-2009), Brazil. Data were ordered, divided into five equal parts (corresponding to the P20, P40, P60, and P80 percentiles), and classified as low, medium, high, very high, or hyperendemic. Results Using the new index, we established the DCLP parameters for low (&lt;0.36), medium (0.36-0.69), high (0.70-1.09), very high (1.10-1.50), and hyperendemic (&gt;1.50). Conclusions The new DCLP is more appropriate than the overall detection coefficient (DC), which does not take into account the particularities of the interaction between a disease and a specific physiological state.</p>
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