Risk factors for physical disability in patients with leprosy disease in Yunnan, China: Evidence from a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Xiaohua Chen, Hong-bing Liu, Tie-Jun Shui, Shun Zha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Ridley
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/10547e816d2a45bbaa638470dbb25e85

Background Leprosy is potentially debilitating. The risk factors related to physical disabilities associated with leprosy disease in Yunnan, China was not clear. Methodology/Principal findings We studied 10644 newly detected leprosy patients from Yunnan, China, from 1990 to 2019. Factors associated...