Prevalence of Disability and Associated Factors among Registered Leprosy Patients in All Africa Tb and Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre (ALERT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Zendy

Tigist Shumet | Zendy; Meaza Demissie | Zendy; Yonas Bekele | Zendy

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Prevalence of Disability and Associated Factors among Registered Leprosy Patients in All Africa Tb and Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre (ALERT), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Tigist Shumet,

Meaza Demissie,

Yonas Bekele

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ethiopian journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2413-7170

pISSN - 1029-1857

DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v25i4.4

Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , logistic regression , rehabilitation , odds ratio , medical record , confidence interval , physical therapy , pediatrics , dermatology

Delay in leprosy diagnosis and treatment causes disabilities due to nerve damage, immunological reactions and bacillary infiltration. Leprosy disability leads not only to physical dysfunction and activity limitation but also disrupts social interaction of affected individuals by creating stigma and discrimination. This study was aimed at assessing leprosy disability status in patients registered at All African TB and Leprosy Rehabilitation and Training Centre.

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