TY - JOUR
KW - leprosy
KW - MB: PB ratio
KW - Referral hospital
KW - Eradication
KW - India
AU - Mukherjee P
AU - Das P
AU - Rao P S S
AB - Secular trends in incidence of leprosy serve as a powerful tool in determining progress in reaching eradication.
However, the interpretation of these trends must take into account both operational and epidemiological
factors. A study was done to assess a time trend in the ratios of MB & PB from 2001 to 2010 based on the
leprosy patients registered in a referral hospital in UP, India. Data were analyzed based on the gender, age and
residence. Regardless of these factors, MB proportion shows no significant trends. These findings are
discussed and it is concluded that we are no more close to eradication as compared to the status over a decade
ago. Hence, much greater efforts will be required to promote early detections of MB cases, whether children
or adults, male or female.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
CN - MUKHERJEE 2013
IS - 2
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - Secular trends in incidence of leprosy serve as a powerful tool in determining progress in reaching eradication.
However, the interpretation of these trends must take into account both operational and epidemiological
factors. A study was done to assess a time trend in the ratios of MB & PB from 2001 to 2010 based on the
leprosy patients registered in a referral hospital in UP, India. Data were analyzed based on the gender, age and
residence. Regardless of these factors, MB proportion shows no significant trends. These findings are
discussed and it is concluded that we are no more close to eradication as compared to the status over a decade
ago. Hence, much greater efforts will be required to promote early detections of MB cases, whether children
or adults, male or female.
PY - 2013
SP - 59
EP - 64
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Time trends in MB-PB ratio among untreated leprosy patients attending a referral hospital in UP, India
UR - http://www.ijl.org.in/2013/1%20Mukherjee%20et%20al%20%20(59-64).pdf
VL - 85
ER -