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Copy reference. Copy caption. Embed figure. View publication. Source publication. Full-text available. Nov Social determinants can affect the transmission of leprosy and its progression to disease. Not much is known about the effectiveness of welfare and primary health care policies on the reduction of leprosy occurrence. Adriana da Silva dos Reis.
The study aimed to analyze the magnitude and sociodemographic profile of leprosy cases linked to household contact networks with overlapping of the disease in two Brazilian municipalities coun-ties , one in the North and the other in the North-east, from to Each household contact network consisted of the index case first reported case , co-prevalent cases contacts that became new cases , and household contacts of the index case.
Of all the cases assessed, Overlapping of leprosy cases in household contact networks was considerably high in the contexts analyzed here, displaying aspects of ex-panded vulnerability. This perspective should be considered and integrated into leprosy surveillance and control activities. The BFP has attracted significant attention both in Brazil and beyond.
