Lana Francisco Carlos Félix, Amaral Evaldo Pinheiro, Lanza Fernanda Moura, Lima Paula Lamounier, de Carvalho Ana Cláudia Nascimento, Diniz Letícia Gonçalves
Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-lnfantil e Saúde Pública da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG.
Rev Bras Enferm. 2007 Nov-Dec;60(6):696-700. doi: 10.1590/s0034-71672007000600014.
Hansen's disease has a slow evolution, which mostly affects the adult population. Detecting cases in children shows that the endemic continues and there is early exposure of the population to the bacillus. This is an ecological study with the objective of analyzing the occurrence of Hansen's disease in children under fifteen in the Jequitinhonha Valley through epidemiological and operational indicators. The results show that the endemic continues in the region, demonstrating that the health services are not proactive and must implement specific prevention and control measures for this age group in order to reduce the transmission of the disease and the possible damage it can bring to the life of individuals, especially when it affects them in their childhood.
麻风病病程发展缓慢，主要影响成年人群。儿童病例的发现表明该病的地方性流行仍在持续，且人群早期即已接触该病菌。这是一项生态学研究，旨在通过流行病学和操作指标分析热基蒂尼奥尼亚河谷15岁以下儿童中麻风病的发病情况。结果表明，该地区的地方性流行仍在持续，这表明卫生服务部门不够积极主动，必须针对这一年龄组实施具体的预防和控制措施，以减少疾病传播以及其可能给个人生活带来的损害，尤其是当疾病在儿童期对他们造成影响时。
