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 (<0.36), medium (0.36-0.69), high (0.70-1.09), very high (1.10-1.50), and hyperendemic (>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.
BT - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25626664?dopt=Abstract
CN - PALACIOS 2014 DO - 10.1590/0037-8682-0026-2014 IS - 6 J2 - Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. LA - eng N2 -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 (<0.36), medium (0.36-0.69), high (0.70-1.09), very high (1.10-1.50), and hyperendemic (>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.
PY - 2014 SP - 798 EP - 800 T2 - Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical TI - Leprosy and pregnancy: detection coefficient and proposal for a new index. UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rsbmt/v47n6/0037-8682-rsbmt-47-06-798.pdf VL - 47 SN - 1678-9849 ER -