Disability pattern amongst leprosy cases in an urban area (Calcutta).
Indian J Lepr
;
1993 Jul-Sep; 65(3): 305-14
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
In a retrospective study of 1,264 leprosy cases, registered during 1987-1992, 282 were found to have disabilities giving a disability rate (DR) 22.31% and 150 of them were also found to have deformities, giving a deformity rate 11.9%. Mean disability index (DI) was found to be 1.17. Disability rate (DR) significantly increased with age and the highest rate was 52.75% in lepromatous (L) cases, followed by 27.51% in borderline (N?L) and only 4.53% in nonlepromatous (N) cases. L cases had the highest deformity rate (22.25%) and N cases had the lowest DR (2.23%). DI was highest (1.46) in L, and lowest (0.52) in N cases. Males had significantly higher DR (27.2%) compared to females (13.0%). Deformity in hands (42.55%) was more common than in feet (22.70%). Increasing trend of DI was noticed with increasing duration of disease in L and N?L types. The number of nerves involved was high (4.72) in L cases compared to other types. DI was highest (1.25) in patients engaged in occupations involving hard work.
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Recém-Nascido
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Fatores Sexuais
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Saúde da População Urbana
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Estudos Retrospectivos
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian J Lepr
Assunto da revista:
Tropical Medicine
Ano de publicação:
1993
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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