01506nas a2200385   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001500059653001000074653001600084653001000100653001100110653001000121653001100131653001400142653002300156653001200179653000900191653001600200653001300216653001200229653001800241653001500259100001400274700001300288700001700301700001800318700001300336245002400349856009300373300001000466490000700476520062300483022001401106       2002                            d  c2002 Apr-Jun10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAge Factors10aChild10aFemale10aHaiti10aHumans10aIncidence10aLeprostatic Agents10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPolitics10aPoverty10aPublic health10aSanitation1 aBourée P1 aJoseph P1 aFils-Aimé F1 aMorell-Gil RE1 aJoseph P00a[Leprosy in Haiti].  uhttp://www.jle.com/fr/revues/san/e-docs/aspects_de_la_lepre_a_haiti_220133/article.phtml  a281-20 v123 a<p>Leprosy has yet a great impact on public health in Haiti. A study was carried out in Haiti from 1977 to 1999. On 2,160 registered cases, mostly are paucibacillaries: 412 cases are under 15 year old patients and 1,306 more than 15 year old. Multibacillaries cases are 85 in under 15 year old patients and 357 in more than 15 year old. By the improvement of sanitary conditions, detecting cases and multidrug therapy, leprosy had decreased during these last years, with an incidence from 0.1 to 0.2%. However, with the increasing poverty and political disorders, the control of leprosy remains difficult in Haiti.</p>  a1157-5999