Abstract
Objective: To trace the spatial and demographic distribution of Leprosy in the Northern region of Brazil, in the period 2014-2019. Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and quali-quantitative study of disease distribution. Result: There were 32,618 cases of leprosy in the Northern Region, with higher frequency in Pará (50.8%), in males (59%), in the 30-50 years age group (53.5%) and low schooling (46.2%). Regarding sanitary sewage, 85.7% of the Northern states are below expected (8.02%-33.91%) and, considering the municipalities served, Amazonas (6.5%), Pará (9%) and Acre (9.1%) expose lower results. In isolation, the municipalities of Pará, considering cities with higher incidence rates, Thailand (64.2%), Altamira (61.6%) and Parauapebas (60%), thailand being with the lowest coverage of Family Health teams (28.4%); and, lower incidence, Santarém (15.1%), Bragança (15.9%) and Belém (17.6%). Conclusion: Good coverage of the eSF results in the control of the transmission of the disease, therefore, the importance of developing health policies for states and municipalities with greater vulnerability, aiming at better health care.
