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Health profile
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Abstract
Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the Lower Amazon region, state of Pará, from 2005 to 2023. Methods: This is a descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, and retrospective study with a quantitative approach, using data from confirmed cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), obtained from SINAN, provided by the State Secretariat of Public Health of Pará. The data obtained were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of UFOPA. Results: A total of 9,770 confirmed cases were recorded during the analyzed period, with significant peaks in 2014 and 2007, although the highest incidence rate was observed in 2011 in the municipality of Almeirim. The profile of individuals affected by LTA showed a predominance of males (81.34%), in the 20-29 age group (29.96%), mainly among people who self-identified as mixed-race (81.12%), with education levels between 5th and 8th grade (22.23%), and whose occupations are more associated with agricultural/livestock activities (22.45%), which characterizes the illness in economically active people and reinforces the correlation of the disease with social and occupational determinants. Conclusion: Leishmaniasis in the Lower Amazon region is characterized as an endemic disease, strongly associated with the characteristics of a neglected disease.
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