English Abstract:
Introduction: Leprosy is a real problem in the Daoukro health district despite the actions of the National programme for elimination.
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of new leprosy cases in the Daoukro health district from 1999 to 2017.
Method: Descriptive survey including leprosy patients admitted to the dermato-leprology department from 1999 to 2017.
Results: From 1999 to 2017, the incidence of leprosy fluctuated from 4.4 to 0 per 100,000 with a peak of 14.2 in 2003. In 2016 and 2017 no cases of leprosy were reported. The mean age was 36.8 years (SD=20). A majority of cases were uneducated and living in rural areas. Females and children under 15 years of age accounted for 53% and 16% of cases respectively. Clinically, cutaneous signs were predominant in the patients. The multibacillary form accounted for 82%. Nearly 1 out of 4 patients had a grade 2 disability (24%). All patients received treatment (multidrug therapy). Among them, 83.8% were cured, while 0.5% were not cured. In addition, regarding 29 patients (15.7%) details of how their disease progressed were not available. Among the patients declared cured, 26% had sequels.
Conclusion: Leprosy control activities must be strengthened in order to maintain the achievements in this non-endemic district.
BT - Medecine tropicale et sante internationale C1 -https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38390019
DA - 12/2023 DO - 10.48327/mtsi.v3i4.2023.294 IS - 4 J2 - Med Trop Sante Int LA - fre N2 -English Abstract:
Introduction: Leprosy is a real problem in the Daoukro health district despite the actions of the National programme for elimination.
Objective: To describe the epidemiological and clinical profile of new leprosy cases in the Daoukro health district from 1999 to 2017.
Method: Descriptive survey including leprosy patients admitted to the dermato-leprology department from 1999 to 2017.
Results: From 1999 to 2017, the incidence of leprosy fluctuated from 4.4 to 0 per 100,000 with a peak of 14.2 in 2003. In 2016 and 2017 no cases of leprosy were reported. The mean age was 36.8 years (SD=20). A majority of cases were uneducated and living in rural areas. Females and children under 15 years of age accounted for 53% and 16% of cases respectively. Clinically, cutaneous signs were predominant in the patients. The multibacillary form accounted for 82%. Nearly 1 out of 4 patients had a grade 2 disability (24%). All patients received treatment (multidrug therapy). Among them, 83.8% were cured, while 0.5% were not cured. In addition, regarding 29 patients (15.7%) details of how their disease progressed were not available. Among the patients declared cured, 26% had sequels.
Conclusion: Leprosy control activities must be strengthened in order to maintain the achievements in this non-endemic district.
PY - 2023 SP - 1 EP - 7 T2 - Medecine tropicale et sante internationale TI - [Leprosy epidemiology in Daoukro health district (Côte d'Ivoire) from 1999 to 2017]. UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10879886/pdf/mtsi-03-5420.pdf VL - 3 SN - 2778-2034 ER -