Table 2 Distribution of leprosy actions by comparison between the classifications of municipalities. Brazil. 2017–2018
Criteria | BRAZIL 37,342 | RRa 1,151 | ARb 11,190 | RIc 326 | IAd 3,752 | Urban 20,923 | p-value X2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
When there is a person diagnosed with leprosy, the team: | |||||||
Conduct consultation in the unit itself | 27,200 (72.8) | 940 (81.7) | 8,878 (79.3) | 267 (81.9) | 2,949 (78.6) | 14,166 (67.7) | |
Refers the person to the reference unit | 10,142 (27.2) | 211 (18.3) | 2,312 (20.7) | 59 (18.1) | 803 (21.4) | 6,757 (32.3) | |
p-value | 0.0907 | 0.3472 | 0.2181 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
Does the primary care team have a record of the number of people with leprosy? | 27,957 (74.9) | 849 (73.8) | 8,175 (73.1) | 267 (81.9) | 2,824 (75.3) | 15,842 (75.7) | |
p-value | 0.5992 | 0.0003 | 0.0173 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
Does the team request bacilloscopy for leprosy to be performed in the health services network? | 35,717 (95.6) | 1,079 (93.7) | 10,710 (95.7) | 313 (96) | 3,608 (96.2) | 20,007 (95.6) | |
p-value | 0.0019 | 0.6717 | 0.1007 | 0.7786 | 0.0132 | ||