Open AccessTime-to-Disability Determinants Among Leprosy Patients Enrolled for Treatment at ALERT Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Survival Analysis
Author(s) -
Bezanesh Melese Masresha,
Hailegebrael Birhan Biresaw,
Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie,
Solomon Sisay Mulugeta
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s361799
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , mycobacterium leprae , proportional hazards model , survival analysis , rehabilitation , hazard ratio , demography , pediatrics , physical therapy , dermatology , confidence interval , sociology
Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy, which is a long-term or recurrent infection. The causative agent's collusion with Schwann cells results in the irreversible loss of fringe nerve tissue; followed by incapacity, which includes not just actual impotence but also mental incapacity, creates a bad image of the transformed, resulting in segregation and societal humiliation of leprosy patients, as well as their families.