The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98

Objective: Leprosy is endemic in many parts of the world including Iran. To data there has been no study on the prevalence of leprosy in Kermanshah province. Methods: A descriptive study was performed on the clinical history of 218 leprosy patients referring to the Kermanshah leprosy center from 198...

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Autor principal:	Sh Tahriri
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Publicado:	Babol University of Medical Sciences 2000
Materias:	epidemiology leprosy hansens disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:62c33ff74b9c483bac8a2979e7d705782021-11-10T09:22:07ZThe prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-981561-41072251-7170https://doaj.org/article/62c33ff74b9c483bac8a2979e7d705782000-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jbums.org/article-1-2912-en.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/1561-4107https://doaj.org/toc/2251-7170Objective: Leprosy is endemic in many parts of the world including Iran. To data there has been no study on the prevalence of leprosy in Kermanshah province. Methods: A descriptive study was performed on the clinical history of 218 leprosy patients referring to the Kermanshah leprosy center from 1981-1998. Findings: 74.4% of the patients are male and 26.6% female. The average age of males is 42 years old and females 38. Male to female ratio is 3/1. The highest incidence of leprosy has shown to be among 50-59 years old patients. Kermanshah city and Javanrood have the highest and Sarpolzahab the lowest rate. Lepromatous leprosy (LL) and then the borderline leprosy (BL) are the most common clinical types. Conclusion: Leprosy is endemic in Kermanshah province. The center of the province and Javanrood have the highest rate. Therefore it is necessary to consideration that in Kermanshah province.Sh TahririBabol University of Medical Sciencesarticleepidemiologyleprosyhansens diseaseMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENFAMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Bābul, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 46-49 (2000)
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spellingShingle	epidemiology leprosy hansens disease Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Sh Tahriri The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98
description	Objective: Leprosy is endemic in many parts of the world including Iran. To data there has been no study on the prevalence of leprosy in Kermanshah province. Methods: A descriptive study was performed on the clinical history of 218 leprosy patients referring to the Kermanshah leprosy center from 1981-1998. Findings: 74.4% of the patients are male and 26.6% female. The average age of males is 42 years old and females 38. Male to female ratio is 3/1. The highest incidence of leprosy has shown to be among 50-59 years old patients. Kermanshah city and Javanrood have the highest and Sarpolzahab the lowest rate. Lepromatous leprosy (LL) and then the borderline leprosy (BL) are the most common clinical types. Conclusion: Leprosy is endemic in Kermanshah province. The center of the province and Javanrood have the highest rate. Therefore it is necessary to consideration that in Kermanshah province.
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title	The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98
title_short	The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98
title_full	The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98
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The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98

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