Inequality of gender, age and disabilities due to leprosy and trends in a hyperendemic metropolis: Evidence from an eleven-year time series study in Central-West Brazil.

• Main Authors: José Francisco Martoreli Júnior (Author), Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos (Author), Josilene Dalia Alves (Author), Juliane de Almeida Crispim (Author), Luana Seles Alves (Author), Thaís Zamboni Berra (Author), Tatiana Pestana Barbosa (Author), Fernanda Bruzadelli Paulino da Costa (Author), Yan Mathias Alves (Author), Márcio Souza Dos Santos (Author), Dulce Gomes (Author), Mellina Yamamura (Author), Ione Carvalho Pinto (Author), Miguel Angel Fuentealba-Torres (Author), Carla Nunes (Author), Flavia Meneguetti Pieri (Author), Marcos Augusto Moraes Arcoverde (Author), Felipe Lima Dos Santos (Author), Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The present study aimed to investigate the epidemiological situation of leprosy (Hansen's Disease), in a hyperendemic metropolis in the Central-West region of Brazil. We studied trends over eleven years, both in the detection of the disease and in disabilities, analyzing disparities and/or diff...