Open AccessThe role of intrahousehold contact in the transmission of leprosy
Author(s) -
K. C. George,
Kevin John John,
Jaya Prakash Muliyil,
Anu Joseph
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
leprosy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 2162-8807
pISSN - 0305-7518
DOI - 10.5935/0305-7518.19900007
Subject(s) - leprosy , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , environmental health , case control study , demography , immunology , electrical engineering , sociology , engineering
This study examines the role of intrahousehold contact in the transmission of leprosy using the case control methodology. The study was done in the leprosy control area of the Community Health and Development (CHAD) Programme of the Christian Medical College. Three age, sex and village matched controls were selected for each case. This study shows that persons with intrahousehold contact with leprosy have a higher risk of acquiring leprosy compared with those who did not (RR 2.509; 95% confidence limits 1.23-5.109).