Determinantes de casos de recidiva em hanseníase no Estado de Mato Grosso

• Ano de defesa: 2010
• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Silvana Margarida Benevides [UNIFESP]
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Leprosy; Relapse; Epidemiology; Case-Control Study; Nursing; Hanseníase; Recidiva; Epidemiologia; Estudo Caso-Controle; Enfermagem
• Link de acesso: http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/9327

Introduction: The State of Mato Grosso is classified as a hyperendemic region in leprosy. The emergence of cases of relapse and, consequently, potential resistance to specific chemotherapeutic medication is seen as one of the causes of ineffective treatment. Objective: To analyze the occurrence of relapse cases diagnosed in specialized units in the State of Mato Grosso in light of individual, clinicallaboratorial, epidemiological, and therapeutic characteristics, as well as aspects of the organization of the respective health services. Method: An epidemiological study developed in two stages, which included