Epidemiological and Temporal Analysis of Leprosy in

Background: Leprosy is endemic in Brazil, while the number of diagnosed cases of the disease has made considerable decrease since the implementation of treatment with multidrug therapy. The objective of this research, analyze time trends in sociodemographic and clinicalepidemiological profile of leprosy in Paraiba, in the 2001-2011 period, and identify differences between the epidemiological trends within the period.