Clusters of risk for the occurrence of leprosy and disabilities in children under 15 years of age in Cuiabá: a geospatial study.
José Francisco Martoreli JúniorAntonio Carlos Vieira RamosThais Zamboni BerraMurilo César do NascimentoReginaldo Bazon Vaz TavaresHeriederson Sávio Dias MouraDébora Falleiros de MelloJosilene Dalia AlvesRicardo Alexandre ArcêncioPublished in: Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology (2023)
In Cuiabá, cases of leprosy in children under 15 years of age with disabilities were distributed throughout the urban area of the city, with the highest density of cases in the North and West regions, followed by the East region. The clusters with the highest Relative Risk were identified in the East and West regions, characterized by having low and medium income levels.