title: Sociodemographic and epidemiological profile of leprosy patients in an endemic region in Brazil.
abstract: The incidence of Hansen's disease is high in overlooked populations.
  Data of Hansen's disease cases reported in the information system of the Department of Informatics, Brazilian Unified Health System, from 2013 to 2014 were analyzed.
  Among 434 studied cases of Hansen's disease, the female sex (52.5%), adult age (73.7%), low educational level (61.8%), and multibacillary form were associated with higher prevalence rates.
  Hansen's disease is more frequent among female adults with a low educational level, and the prevalence of multibacillary leprosy reflects disease detection at late stages.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ronald Jefferson
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Emília Oliveira Gomes
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Carloni
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Suzely Adas Saliba
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Moimaz
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Cléa Adas Saliba
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Garbin
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós Graduação em Odontologia Preventiva e Social, Faculdade de Odontologia de Araçatuba, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Artênio José Ísper
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Garbin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D055815:Young Adult