The objective of this study was to describe the trend of detection of the disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2016. The joinpoint regression model was used. There was a significant trend of decreased detection in the country (average annual percent change -1.8%) and in the South (average annual percent change=-3.5%) and Southeast regions (average annual percent change=-4.5%). The Northeast (average annual percent change=0.2%), the Central-West (average annual percent change=-1.5%), and the North (average annual percent change=-2.6%) showed a stationary trend (p>0.05). Eleven states showed a decreasing trend. Alagoas (average annual percent change=2.1%) and Rio Grande do Norte (average annual percent change=1.4%) presented significant increase (p<0.001). The heterogeneous pattern of trend between regions and states shows that efforts are needed to eliminate the disease.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia C1 - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31777363 DA - 01/2019 DO - 10.1016/j.abd.2018.10.003 IS - 5 J2 - An Bras Dermatol LA - eng N2 -The objective of this study was to describe the trend of detection of the disease in Brazil from 1990 to 2016. The joinpoint regression model was used. There was a significant trend of decreased detection in the country (average annual percent change -1.8%) and in the South (average annual percent change=-3.5%) and Southeast regions (average annual percent change=-4.5%). The Northeast (average annual percent change=0.2%), the Central-West (average annual percent change=-1.5%), and the North (average annual percent change=-2.6%) showed a stationary trend (p>0.05). Eleven states showed a decreasing trend. Alagoas (average annual percent change=2.1%) and Rio Grande do Norte (average annual percent change=1.4%) presented significant increase (p<0.001). The heterogeneous pattern of trend between regions and states shows that efforts are needed to eliminate the disease.
PY - 2019 SP - 603 EP - 607 T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia TI - Trend of leprosy detection rate in Brazil, 1990 to 2016. UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0365059619300480?via%3Dihub VL - 94 SN - 1806-4841 ER -