01218nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001000084653002200094653001100116653001000127653001200137653000900149653001700158100001600175700001400191700001400205700001600219245008700235300001200322490000700334050003200341520054100373022001400914       1984                            d  c1984 Oct-Dec10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aIndia10aleprosy10aRisk10aTime Factors1 aJesudasan K1 aBradley D1 aSmith P G1 aChristian M00aTime trends in the analysis of incidence rate of leprosy among household contacts.  a792-8060 v56  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Analysis of time trends in the Incidence Rates among 9.598 household contacts of 1,614 primary cases of leprosy, showed that the incidence rates (IR) remained high even 10 years after treatment was started in the Primary Case. The IR during the 1st year of follow-up was 3.8 per 1000 person years of risk (PYR) and the IR was 3 per 1000 PYR after 10 or more years of follow-up. The significance of these findings in relationship to the Epidemiology of leprosy among household contacts in an endemic area for leprosy is discussed.</p>  a0254-9395