TY - JOUR
KW - Adolescent
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Case-Control Studies
KW - Congo
KW - Cross-Sectional Studies
KW - Culture
KW - Dapsone
KW - Female
KW - Health Education
KW - Humans
KW - leprosy
KW - Male
KW - Medicine, Traditional
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Rural Population
KW - Socioeconomic Factors
AU - Louis J P
AU - Trebucq A
AU - Hengy C
AU - Coddy-Zitsamele R
AU - Eozenou P
AU - Baya-Tsika N
AU - Obvala D
AU - Jannin J
AU - Gelas H
AU - Cottenot F
AB - <p>The authors report the results of a national prevalence survey of leprosy made in 1989 in Popular Republic of Congo. Leprosy is essentially found in rural areas and frequently causes disabilities. The prevalence rate is 5.8 +/- 2.6% among people more than 15 years of age, and 10.5% of all forms are multibacillary. All patients are under DDS monotherapy. One overwhelming risk factor is leprosy cases in the family history; active case-finding and surveillance of contact cases are recommended. Generally, leprosy is poorly understood by the general population; an educational effort is necessary.</p>
BT - Acta leprologica
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2099584?dopt=Abstract
DA - 1990
IS - 3
J2 - Acta Leprol
LA - fre
N2 - <p>The authors report the results of a national prevalence survey of leprosy made in 1989 in Popular Republic of Congo. Leprosy is essentially found in rural areas and frequently causes disabilities. The prevalence rate is 5.8 +/- 2.6% among people more than 15 years of age, and 10.5% of all forms are multibacillary. All patients are under DDS monotherapy. One overwhelming risk factor is leprosy cases in the family history; active case-finding and surveillance of contact cases are recommended. Generally, leprosy is poorly understood by the general population; an educational effort is necessary.</p>
PY - 1990
SP - 213
EP - 20
T2 - Acta leprologica
TI - [Endemic leprosy in the People's Republic of Congo. An epidemiological and behavioral analysis].
VL - 7
SN - 0001-5938
ER -