Socioeconomic and demographic profile of leprosy carriers attended in nursing consultations

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo Duarte¹  Jairo Aparecido Ayres²  Janete Pessuto Simonetti² 

[1] ,Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho Medical School of Botucatu ,Brazil

关键词: leprosy;    socioeconomic factors;    residence characteristics;    disabled persons;    hanseníase;    fatores socioeconômicos;    distribuição especial da população;    pessoas portadoras de deficiência;    lepra;    factores socioeconómicos;    distribuición espacial de la población;    personas con discapacidad;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692007000700010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Leprosy is a contagious infectious disease that manifests due to unfavorable socioeconomic factors, endemic levels and individual conditions. This study aimed to recognize the socioeconomic and demographic profile and degree of incapacity installed in leprosy carriers attended at the School Health Center in Botucatu. Data were obtained through nursing consultation performed in 37 patients. The results showed a predominance of individuals with stable union (78%), whites (92%), age between 30 and 49 years old (51%), low level of schooling (68% with incomplete primary education) and those with per capita familial income less than one minimum salary (59 %). More than one third of the patients investigated (35%) presented some degree of physical incapacity. The association of low socioeconomic profile with the presence of physical incapacities assigns greater vulnerability to this population and can negatively influence their quality of life.

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