01062nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001653001200042653002400054653001700078653001700095653002200112100001200134245009400146300000800240490000600248050001500254520061100269       2013                            d10aleprosy10aSocial-epidemiology10adeterminants10aRisk Factors10aChildhood leprosy1 aPatil R00aDeterminats of leprosy with special focus on children : A socio-epidemiologic perspective  a5-90 v2  aPATIL 20133 aIt is well known that clustering and close contact increases risk for leprosy infection which is 5–10 times higher among exposed however dynamics that facilitate such infection is poorly understood. This papers attempts to elucidate domains of poverty that may enhance the risk of the transmission of M. leprae and/or facilitate the progress from infection to disease especially among children. There is also attempt to review some of the epidemiological and biological explanations for some Sociogeconomic, environmental, and behavioural risk factors for leprosy facilitate the transmission of leprosy.