Grade 2 disabilities in leprosy patients from Brazil: Need for follow-up after completion of multidrug therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Leprosy continues to be a public health problem in many countries. Difficulties faced by health services include late diagnosis, under-reporting of new cases, adequate monitoring of disabilities and treatment. Furthermore, systematic follow-up after completion of treatment is important, when new disabilities may occur, or existing disabilities may get worse. The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of leprosy-associated grade 2 disabilities (G2D) after completion of multidrug therapy (MDT) and to identify factors associated with G2D.

Methods

We performed a cross-sectional study of 222 leprosy cases registered in Vitória da Conquista, Bahia state, Brazil from 2001-2014. We performed a clinical examination of the study participants and coll

SUBMITTER: Raposo MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062121 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature