Leprosy incidence, characterization of cases and correlation with household and cases variables of the Brazilian states in 2010

To estimate the incidence of leprosy in the Brazilian states and for the country in the year 2010; to describe the cases reported according to the studied variables; to verify the correlation between the overall incidence and the studied variables.

METHODS:

Ecological descriptive study, with population data from the 27 states, 2010. Information about reported cases were collected: gender, race, percentage of patients younger than 15 years old and living conditions. The analysis was performed using percentages, means, incidence rates and the Spearman correlation test.

RESULTS:

The states of Mato Grosso and Tocantins recorded the highest incidence rates; Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, the lowest; there was a higher incidence of leprosy among men; the incidence of leprosy increases proportionally with the nonwhites among the inhabitants; patients younger than 15 years; the average number of residents per household; and a decrease in coverage of water supply and presence of bathrooms.

CONCLUSION:

The incidence of leprosy is related to factors as gender, race and house conditions (p<0,05 for all).

Keywords:
Health policy; Incidence; Leprosy

State	Incidence/100.000			Individuals	Patients	Mean ofresidentsper household	HouseholdswithWater supply (%)	HouseholdswitBathroom (%)
	Male	Female	Total	<15 years (%)	Nonwhite (%)	Mean ofresidentsper household	HouseholdswithWater supply (%)	HouseholdswitBathroom (%)
Rondônia	75.079510	61.518250	68.419980	4.75	65.33	3.4	38.50	98.41
Acre	44.797520	28.748610	36.806860	11.43	90.40	3.8	47.27	91.20
Amazonas	32.740520	16.581870	24.713080	7.10	89.00	4.3	64.56	94.94
Roraima	52.870980	19.402580	36.405690	8.80	73.58	3.9	81.23	94.28
Para	74.048160	47.749340	61.007370	9.98	85.62	4.1	47.94	95.81
Amapá	35.508080	15.251610	25.391100	9.57	91.48	4.2	54.54	97.96
Tocantins	111.044000	78.118000	94.835720	5.78	82.63	3.5	78.64	92.05
Maranhão	87.566670	62.204330	74.785670	9.59	82.53	4.0	65.88	86.21
Piauí	61.370490	52.895140	57.049220	7.36	86.09	3.7	72.22	80.08
Ceara	33.858500	25.506120	29.577460	5.33	82.88	3.6	77.22	92.76
Rio Grande do Norte	10.459120	9.078894	9.753705	2.90	69.67	3.5	86.38	98.06
Paraíba	21.267510	18.587660	19.885690	5.88	71.12	3.5	76.71	94.47
Pernambuco	38.173520	36.226110	37.162730	8.97	81.52	3.4	76.02	95.12
Alagoas	15.544720	14.607820	15.061720	5.09	80.89	3.7	68.62	93.64
Sergipe	25.869590	20.884760	23.307350	6.58	81.68	3.5	83.54	96.98
Bahia	24.744610	21.824890	23.257630	6.35	83.59	3.4	80.34	92.08
Minas Gerais	10.900370	7.322620	9.082870	3.16	63.61	3.2	86.28	98.74
Espírito Santo	34.599920	28.928080	31.721630	7.59	64.96	3.2	83.84	99.58
Rio de Janeiro	14.542970	12.266490	13.352150	6.17	59.37	3.0	84.57	99.87
São Paulo	6.454867	4.432522	5.416580	3.08	37.89	3.2	95.05	99.92
Paraná	15.006840	9.485216	12.197780	1.80	27.96	3.2	88.06	99.63
Santa Catarina	4.128553	3.462432	3.792949	0.84	14.40	3.1	81.48	99.71
Rio Grande do Sul	1.844360	1.457494	1.647334	2.27	17.04	3.0	85.33	99.34
Mato Grosso do Sul	38.854750	27.743970	33.278560	3.68	56.80	3.2	82.87	99.64
Mato Grosso	119.197000	86.632480	103.257800	5.34	65.88	3.3	74.61	98.62
Goiás	57.921400	41.436820	49.485420	4.66	66.58	3.2	79.31	99.39
Distrito Federal	11.392490	8.201121	9.727021	3.03	75.45	3.3	95.11	99.91
Brasil	25.666170	18.853850	22.189630	6.53	72.50	3.3	82.85	97.36

Variables	Correlation coefficients	Significance
Percentage of nonwhites	0.47	0.0113*
Percentage of individuals <15 years	0.61	0.0006*
Mean of residentes per household	0.46	0.0148*
Water supply	-0.69	0.0001*
Presence of bathroom in the household	-0.52	0.0052*

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Leprosy incidence, characterization of cases and correlation with household and cases variables of the Brazilian states in 2010* * Study performed at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) - Uberaba (MG), Brazil.

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Leprosy incidence, characterization of cases and correlation with household and cases variables of the Brazilian states in 2010^* * Study performed at Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) - Uberaba (MG), Brazil.