Fatores de risco associados ao adoecimento em contatos de hansení­ase: um protocolo de revisão sistemática

Edilamar  Silva de Alecrin; Nathália  Sernizon Guimarães; Ana Laura  Grossi de Oliveira; Sandra  Lyon; Maria  Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins; Manoel Otávio  da Costa Rocha

doi:10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i66p6599-6610

Authors

Edilamar Silva de Alecrin
Nathália Sernizon Guimarães
Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira
Sandra Lyon
Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins
Manoel Otávio da Costa Rocha

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i66p6599-6610

Keywords:

Leprosy, Contacts with leprosy, Neglected diseases, Public health surveillance, Risk factors

Abstract

Objective: This review will aim to assess the risk factors associated with illness in leprosy contacts. Method: Case-control, cross-sectional and cohort studies, prospective and retrospective studies, experimental studies, from January 2004 to December 2020. Participants will be leprosy contacts. The electronic databases will include VHL, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase. Search strategies will be used employing descriptors for each database. The articles will be selected after reading the title and abstract by two independent reviewers. After reading in full, the articles will be selected according to the inclusion criteria. Result: Data will be extracted and tabulated for narrative synthesis. Conclusion: Monitoring contacts is one of the most effective strategies for leprosy control. The identification of risk factors for illness in contacts can contribute to the development of actions in public health. Systematic review registration number: PROSPERO CRD4 2020160680

Author Biographies

Edilamar Silva de Alecrin

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Postgraduate in Health Sciences: Infectology and Tropical Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Eduardo de Menezes Hospital, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Faculty of Health and Human Ecology (FASEH), Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Nathália Sernizon Guimarães

Graduate Program in Health and Nutrition. School of Nutrition. Federal University of Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Ana Laura Grossi de Oliveira

Federal University of Minas Gerais, Postgraduate in Health Sciences: Infectology and Tropical Medicine, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Sandra Lyon

Eduardo de Menezes Hospital, Dermatology Outpatient Clinic, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Faculty of Health and Human Ecology (FASEH), Vespasiano, Minas Gerais, Brazil.