Risk factors for physical disability due to leprosy: a case-control study
| Autor: | Gerlane Cristinne Bertino Véras, José Ferreira Lima Júnior, Estelita Lima Cândido, Evanira Rodrigues Maia |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Cadernos de Saúde Coletiva (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1414-462X 1414-462x |
| DOI: | 10.1590/1414-462x202129030182 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACT Background The main consequence of leprosy is physical disability. Objective To identify risk factors of physical disabilities due to leprosy. Method Case-control study carried out at the Notifiable Diseases Information System – Leprosy in the 9th Regional Health District of the state of Paraíba, Brazil, between 2001 and 2014. Cases were individuals who presented degree of physical disability 1 or 2 at diagnosis or discharge; and controls included individuals with degree of physical disability 0 also at diagnosis and discharge. A 1:1 (case:control) proportion was used. Data were analyzed using the Epi Info and BioEstat software packages. Results The following cases and controls (428 each) at risk for physical disability were analyzed: aged ≥15 years (96.5%, OR=0.33, p |
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