Risk Factors for Physical Disability in Patients With Leprosy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The World Health Organization (WHO) 2016-2020 Global Leprosy Strategy aims to reinvigorate efforts to control leprosy and avert leprosy disability to less than 1 per million population.

Objective

To systematically identify clinical factors associated with physical disability in patients with leprosy.

Data source

Searches were conducted in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science databases to identify studies published from January 23, 1988, to May 23, 2018, using the keywords leprosy and physical disability and related terms.

Study selection

Studies that evaluated patients using the WHO leprosy disability grading system and reported the number of patients with and without disability by clinical characteristics were included.

Data extraction and synthesi

SUBMITTER: de Paula HL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686771 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature