TY - JOUR
KW - Migration
KW - leprosy
KW - Brazil
AU - Murto C
AU - Ariza L
AU - Alencar C
AU - André Chichava O
AU - Oliveira AR
AU - Kaplan C
AU - Da Silva LFM
AU - Heukelbach J
AB - This study investigates social and clinical factors associated with migration among individuals affected by leprosy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among those newly diagnosed with leprosy (2006-2008), in 79 endemic municipalities in the state of Tocantins, Brazil (N = 1,074). In total, 76.2% were born in a municipality different from their current residence. In the five years before diagnosis 16.7% migrated, and 3.6% migrated after leprosy diagnosis. Findings reflect aspects associated with historical rural-urban population movement in Brazil. Indicators of poverty were prominent among before-diagnosis migrants but not after-diagnosis migrants. Migration after diagnosis was associated with prior migration. The association of multibacillary leprosy with migration indicates healthcare access may be an obstacle to early diagnosis among before-diagnosis migrants, which may also be related to the high mobility of this group.
BT - Cadernos de saúde pública
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24714939?dopt=Abstract
DA - 2014 Mar
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002845
IS - 3
J2 - Cad Saude Publica
LA - eng
N2 - This study investigates social and clinical factors associated with migration among individuals affected by leprosy. A cross-sectional study was conducted among those newly diagnosed with leprosy (2006-2008), in 79 endemic municipalities in the state of Tocantins, Brazil (N = 1,074). In total, 76.2% were born in a municipality different from their current residence. In the five years before diagnosis 16.7% migrated, and 3.6% migrated after leprosy diagnosis. Findings reflect aspects associated with historical rural-urban population movement in Brazil. Indicators of poverty were prominent among before-diagnosis migrants but not after-diagnosis migrants. Migration after diagnosis was associated with prior migration. The association of multibacillary leprosy with migration indicates healthcare access may be an obstacle to early diagnosis among before-diagnosis migrants, which may also be related to the high mobility of this group.
PY - 2014
SP - 487
EP - 501
T2 - Cadernos de saúde pública
TI - Migration among individuals with leprosy: a population-based study in Central Brazil.
TT - La migración entre personas con lepra: un estudio basado en la población en el centro de Brasil
UR - http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/csp/v30n3/0102-311X-csp-30-3-0487.pdf
VL - 30
SN - 1678-4464
ER -