TY - JOUR
KW - Social determinants
KW - sex differences
KW - leprosy
AU - Barreto JS
AU - Cazzaniga RA
AU - Bezerra-Santos M
AU - Albuquerque LF
AU - de Oliveira DT
AU - Araujo JMS
AU - da Silva AM
AU - Santos CNO
AU - de Jesus AR
AU - Magalhães LS
AB - <p><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>Leprosy remains a significant public health challenge despite diagnostic advances.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study evaluated the social and clinical characteristics of 302 patients treated at a reference outpatient clinic in northeastern Brazil (2010–2019).</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> Men more frequently presented with multibacillary disease and disabilities than women. These clinical characteristics in men were associated with higher rates of alcohol consumption and hunting. No evidence was found for an association between diagnostic delays and disease severity.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study underscores that social determinants may contribute to worse disease outcomes in men, highlighting the need for targeted policies.</p>

BT - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
DO - 10.1093/trstmh/traf048
LA - eng
M3 - Research Article
N2 - <p><strong>Background:&nbsp;</strong>Leprosy remains a significant public health challenge despite diagnostic advances.</p>

<p><strong>Methods:</strong> This cross-sectional study evaluated the social and clinical characteristics of 302 patients treated at a reference outpatient clinic in northeastern Brazil (2010–2019).</p>

<p><strong>Results:</strong> Men more frequently presented with multibacillary disease and disabilities than women. These clinical characteristics in men were associated with higher rates of alcohol consumption and hunting. No evidence was found for an association between diagnostic delays and disease severity.</p>

<p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> This study underscores that social determinants may contribute to worse disease outcomes in men, highlighting the need for targeted policies.</p>

PB - Oxford University Press (OUP)
PY - 2025
T2 - Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
TI - Male sex is associated with a higher risk of multibacillary leprosy and leprosy-associated disability in northeast Brazil
UR - https://academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/trstmh/traf048/8129359?redirectedFrom=fulltext
SN - 0035-9203, 1878-3503
ER -