@article{9342,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Case-Control Studies, Congo, Cross-Sectional Studies, Culture, Dapsone, Female, Health Education, Humans, leprosy, Male, Medicine, Traditional, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Socioeconomic Factors},
  author = {Louis J P and Trebucq A and Hengy C and Coddy-Zitsamele R and Eozenou P and Baya-Tsika N and Obvala D and Jannin J and Gelas H and Cottenot F},
  title = {[Endemic leprosy in the People's Republic of Congo. An epidemiological and behavioral analysis].},
  abstract = {<p>The authors report the results of a national prevalence survey of leprosy made in 1989 in Popular Republic of Congo. Leprosy is essentially found in rural areas and frequently causes disabilities. The prevalence rate is 5.8 +/- 2.6% among people more than 15 years of age, and 10.5% of all forms are multibacillary. All patients are under DDS monotherapy. One overwhelming risk factor is leprosy cases in the family history; active case-finding and surveillance of contact cases are recommended. Generally, leprosy is poorly understood by the general population; an educational effort is necessary.</p>},
  year = {1990},
  journal = {Acta leprologica},
  volume = {7},
  pages = {213-20},
  month = {1990},
  issn = {0001-5938},
  language = {fre},
}