The Relationship Between Paucibacillary Type Leprosy and The Success of Leprosy Treatment in East Java
| Autor: | Mayam Tami |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Java
Population Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Medicine mycobacterium leprae education Mycobacterium leprae computer.programming_language education.field_of_study biology business.industry east java Incidence (epidemiology) biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Male patient PB leprosy Male group Leprosy Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 paucibacillary leprosy business computer Demography the successful treatment of leprosy |
| Zdroj: | Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi; Vol. 7 No. 1 (2019): Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi; 17-24 Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 17-24 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2301-7171 2541-092X |
| Popis: | Background: Indonesia is the third highest contributor to leprosy in the world. The prevalence of Pausi Basiler (PB) type leprosy in East Java has increased from 2015-2017, but the success rate of treatment is more common in PB leprosy compared to Multi Basiler leprosy (MB). Purpose: This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the numbers of PB type leprosy incidence with the success rate of leprosy treatment in East Java in 2015-2017. Methods: This study was an observational analytic study with cross-sectional design. The population used is leprosy patients who have successfully treated by leprosy therapy in East Java which was recorded from 2015 to 2017. The population sampling technique was performed in this study. Moreover, univariate and bivariate analysis were used. Specifically, Spearman correlation test was part of bivariate analysis. Results: This study showed the success presentation of leprosy treatment in male patients has increased for three consecutive years, namely 59.07% in 2015, 59.74% in 2016, and 63.96% in 2017. Oppositely, the success rate of leprosy in the female group decreased each year. There is a significant relationship between the number of PB type leprosy cases with the success rate of leprosy treatment in East Java from 2015 to 2017 (p= 0.00; p |
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