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Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna

Researcher at Federal Fluminense University

Publications -  73
Citations -  1914

Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna is an academic researcher from Federal Fluminense University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Leprosy & Population. The author has an hindex of 22, co-authored 72 publications receiving 1620 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria Lúcia Fernandes Penna include Universidade Federal de Goiás & Rio de Janeiro State University.

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II Consenso Brasileiro de Tuberculose: Diretrizes Brasileiras para Tuberculose 2004

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Effect of the Brazilian conditional cash transfer and primary health care programs on the new case detection rate of leprosy.

TL;DR: At the same time the Family Health Program had been effective in increasing the new case detection rate of leprosy in Brazil, the Bolsa Família Program was associated with a reduction of the new cases detection rate that is proposed reflects a reduction inLeprosy incidence.
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Leprosy among patient contacts: a multilevel study of risk factors.

TL;DR: Biological and social factors appear to be associated with leprosy among co-prevalent cases, whereas the factors related to the infectious load and proximity with the index case were associated withLeprosy that appeared in the incident cases during follow-up.
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The epidemiological behaviour of leprosy in Brazil

TL;DR: Time behaviour of the detection rate is probably a result of better access to primary health care, and the knowledge of time behaviour and spatial distribution of leprosy statistics will contribute to decision making forLeprosy control.