01596nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653000900080653001000089653002100099653002100120653001100141653001900152653001100171653001000182653001100192653001200203653000900215653001600224653001500240653001600255100001200271700001400283700001100297245013400308300001100442490000700453520077200460022001401232       1992                            d  c1992 Aug10aAdolescent10aAdult10aAged10aChild10aChild, Preschool10aCluster Analysis10aFemale10aHealth Surveys10aHumans10aIndia10aInfant10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aPrevalence10aProbability1 aMyint T1 aHtoon M T1 aShwe T00aEstimation of leprosy prevalence in Bago and Kawa townships using two-stage probability proportionate to size sampling technique.  a778-830 v213 a<p>Two surveys to estimate leprosy prevalence using two-stage probability proportionate to size sampling technique were conducted in Bago and Kawa townships. A total of 3519 and 3739 individuals were examined in each township. The two surveys were finished within 25 (Bago) and 30 (Kawa) working days at a cost of Kyats 10,000 (US $1500) for each survey. The estimated leprosy prevalence obtained in Bago was 9.95 per 1000 population (95% confidence interval (CI): 7.11-12.78) and in Kawa it was 12.04 per 1000 population (95% CI: 8.85-15.22). A total of 30 (Bago) and 34 (Kawa) new leprosy cases were detected in the two surveys. Grade I disability was seen to be 20% in Bago and 18.78% in Kawa, whereas grade II disability was 17.14% in Bago and 15.56% in Kawa.</p>  a0300-5771