01412nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653001700054653001500071653001100086100001300097700001300110700001500123245006600138856006700204300000900271490000700280520093100287       2018                            d10aleprosy10aEpidemiology10aPrevalence10aBrazil1 aSouza TJ1 aNeto LRC1 aLisboa HCF00a[Epidemiology of Leprosy in Rondonópolis / MT: 2001 to 2010]  uhttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/19084/pdf  a1-100 v443 a<p>The aim of this study was to characterize new cases of leprosy reported and confirmed in the city of Rondonópolis / MT. This is a quantitative research, cross-sectional, non-experimental, retrospective, through exploratory and descriptive assessment using data from Information System for Notifiable Diseases (SINAN) of the Ministry of Health from 2001 to 2010. During the study period, 1,919 new cases were diagnosed, the most common age group was 20 to 39 years old, male, brown, elementary school and residing in urban areas. It was further observed that the classification was the most frequent operational multibacillary borderline being predominant and most cases do not present any physical disability. The results show a high rate of cases of leprosy, being necessary to decentralize the control actions of this disease, empower health professionals to carry out early diagnosis and prevention of disability.</p>