Duarte Marli Teresinha Cassamassimo, Ayres Jairo Aparecido, Simonetti Janete Pessuto
Medical School of Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2007 Sep-Oct;15 Spec No:774-9. doi: 10.1590/s0104-11692007000700010.
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.
麻风病是一种传染性疾病，其发病与不利的社会经济因素、地方病流行程度及个体状况有关。本研究旨在了解在Botucatu学校健康中心就诊的麻风病患者的社会经济和人口统计学特征以及残疾程度。通过对37例患者进行护理咨询获取数据。结果显示，稳定婚姻关系者占多数（78%），白人占92%，年龄在30至49岁之间的占51%，受教育程度低（68%为小学未毕业），家庭人均收入低于一个最低工资标准的占59%。超过三分之一的被调查患者（35%）存在一定程度的身体残疾。社会经济状况不佳与身体残疾并存，使这一人群更加脆弱，可能对他们的生活质量产生负面影响。
