Prevalence of plantar ulcer and its risk factors in leprosy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plantar ulcers are a leading complication of leprosy that requires frequent visits to hospital and is associated with stigma. The extent of burden of ulcers in leprosy and its risk factors are scant impeding the development of targeted interventions to prevent and promote healing of ulcers. The aim of this review is to generate evidence on the prevalence of plantar ulcer and its risk factors in leprosy.

Methods

Databases (Medline, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, BVS), conference abstracts and reference lists were searched for eligible studies. Studies were included that reported a point prevalence of plantar ulcer and/or its "risk factors" associated with development of ulcers (either causatively or predictively), including individual level, disease related and bi

SUBMITTER: Govindasamy K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10641946 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature