Room health situation as a management tool in monitoring and control of leprosy
International Journal of Development Research
Room health situation as a management tool in monitoring and control of leprosy
Received 17th May, 2018; Received in revised form 21st June, 2018; Accepted 14th July, 2018; Published online 31st August, 2018
Copyright © 2018, Zailde Carvalho dos Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
This study aimed to analyze contributions from the health situation as a tool to support municipal management in monitoring and control of leprosy. A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach performed in the city of Vitoria de Santo Antão/PE. The results showed an incidence of leprosy of 11,04/100.000 inhabitants in the general population, being 5,99/100.000 in children younger than 15 years of age. It was also found that only 44.44% of the total cases were discharged because of cure, keeping far away from the achievement of goals laid down by WHO. It was also observed that the Municipal Health Insurance requires goals and actions more consistent in relation to the control of leprosy but also needs to use epidemiological indicators updated to subsidize the monitoring of leprosy cases in the population and decision making, favoring the establishment of a Municipal Health Insurance feasible and effective. Therefore, the use of a Health Situation Room could collaborate with the establishment of more clear goals, well-established deadlines, and health actions more effective for control of leprosy in the municipality.
