Table 3 Distribution of leprosy actions by comparison between the classifications of municipalities, according to the teams that carry out consultations in primary health care. Brazil. 2017–2018
Teams that carry out consultations at the Unit | BRAZIL 27.200 | RRa 940 | ARb 8,878 | RIc 267 | IAd 2,949 | Urban 14,166 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | X2 | |
Do you diagnose new cases of leprosy? | 25,948 (69.5) | 897 (95.4) | 8,513 (95.9) | 255 (95.5) | 2,830 (96) | 13,453 (95) | |
p-value | 0.5193 | 0.7944 | 0.7681 | 0.0004 | 0.0111 | ||
Do you notify the leprosy diagnoses made in the unit? | 26,508 (71.0) | 906 (96.4) | 8,670 (97.7) | 261 (97.8) | 2,883 (97.8) | 13,788 (97.3) | |
p-value | 0.0183 | 0.8236 | 0.5025 | 0.1749 | 0.0951 | ||
Do you monitor a person referred to reference health services? | 26,624 (71.3) | 906 (96.4) | 8,678 (97.8) | 263 (98.5) | 2,896 (98.2) | 13,881 (98) | |
p-value | 0.0057 | 0.3215 | 0.0619 | 0.2065 | 0.0083 | ||
The team performs an active search for the following cases: | |||||||
Symptomatic (skin lesions) | 26,511 (71.0) | 911 (96.9) | 8,695 (97.95) | 260 (97.4) | 2,903 (98.4) | 13,742 (97) | |
p-value | 0.0575 | 0.6352 | 0.0629 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | ||
contact persons | 26,631 (71.3) | 918 (97.7) | 8,693 (97.9) | 259 (97) | 2,900 (98.3) | 13,861 (97.8) | |
p-value | 0.6011 | 0.3172 | 0.1165 | 0.4627 | 0.3698 | ||
Treatment abandonment | 25,996 (69.6) | 889 (94.6) | 8,445 (95.1) | 254 (95.1) | 2,827 (95.9) | 13,581 (95.9) | |
p-value | 0.437 | 0.962 | 0.0662 | 0.0131 | 0.0381 | ||