01759nas a2200205 4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653001400130653002100144100001700165700001500182700001600197245007100213856005700284300001200341490000600353520118000359022001401539 2023 d bLembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat Universitas Mandala Waluya10aLeprosy10aEducation10aPersonal hygiene1 aSriningsih C1 aSunarsih S1 aRahmawati R00aRisk Factors for Leprosy in All Health Centers at the Bau-Bau City uhttps://ejournal.umw.ac.id/wish/article/view/193/357 a172-1750 v23 a

Backgrounds: Leprosy is spreading throughout the world, with most cases occurring in tropical and subtropical regions. For the last 3 (three) years until 2021 of all Regencies / Cities in Southeast Sulawesi, the Regency / City with the highest prevalence of leprosy cases is Bau-Bau City. This study aims to analyze the risk factors for leprosy in all health centers in Bau-Bau City.

Methods: The type of research used in this study is quantitative research, using the Case Control Study research design.The case population in this study was 47 people. The sample of research cases was 41 people and with a ratio of 1: 1, so that the total sample amounted to 82 people. In this study, the research sampling technique used Simple Random Sampling. Analysis of the research data was carried out descriptively and inferentially using the Odd Ratio test.

Results: The results showed that education (OR=3.109) and personal hygiene (OR=4,844).

Conclusion: Education and personal hygiene are risk factors of the incidence of leprosy in all health centers in Bau-Bau city.

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