Vigilância de contatos domiciliares de usuários com hanseníase menores de quinze anos em município hiperendêmico

Abstract

Objective: To analyze health surveillance actions of home contacts of users with leprosy under the age of fifteen. Methods: Field study, cross-sectional, descriptive with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of household contacts of children under fifteen with leprosy in Rondonópolis ( MT) from 2009 to 2018. A structured questionnaire with sociodemographic variables and contact surveillance actions was applied. Data analysis was performed using Software R and chi-square tests of adherence and Fisher's exact test. Results: Regarding the surveillance actions, the following prevailed: contact time over ten years (69.64%); a BCG vaccine scar (57.14%); did not receive the vaccine (86.61%). As for the dermatological examination, most were completed (66.07%); the neurological was not performed (80.36%). There was a statistical difference for all variables of surveillance of household contacts. Conclusion: Through data from the surveillance of contacts in the municipality, it is observed that it is still carried out incompletely.