Table 1 Characteristics of leprosy cases evaluated for physical disabilities. The 100 Million Brazilian Cohort, 2007–2014
From: Physical disabilities caused by leprosy in 100 million cohort in Brazil
Variables | Physical Disabilities | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Grade 0 | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | ||
(N = 15,095) | (N = 5,026) | (N = 1,444) | ||
n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | n(%) | |
Individual characteristics | ||||
Age (Mean [SD]) | 34.9 (19.2) | 43.4 (18.6) | 45.7 (19.0) | 37.6 (19.5) |
Sex | ||||
Male | 6,984 (46.3) | 2,915 (58.0) | 965 (66.8) | 10,864 (50.4) |
Female | 8,111 (53.7) | 2,111 (42.0) | 479 (33.2) | 10,701 (49.6) |
Ethnicity | ||||
White | 2,645 (17.9) | 1,076 (21.8) | 330 (23.2) | 4,051 (19.2) |
Black | 1,178 (8.0) | 412 (8.4) | 132 (9.3) | 1,722 (8.1) |
Asian | 49 (0.3) | 19 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 69 (0.3) |
Mixed (brown) | 10,879 (73.5) | 3,406 (69.0) | 956 (67.3) | 15,241 (72.1) |
Indigenous | 48 (0.3) | 20 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) | 69 (0.3) |
Ignored/Missing | 455 (0.02)a | |||
Literacy | ||||
Yes | 12,182 (81.5) | 3,714 (74.6) | 1,028 (71.6) | 16,924 (79.3) |
No | 2,760 (18.5) | 1,262 (25.4) | 407 (28.4) | 4,429 (20.7) |
Ignored/Missing | 234 (0.01)a | |||
Schooling | ||||
No education/Pre-school | 2,266 (17.0) | 1,060 (23.3) | 362 (26.8) | 3,688 (19.2) |
Primary School (1–5 years) | 5,346 (40.1) | 2,034 (44.6) | 595 (44.1) | 7,975 (41.5) |
High School (6–9 years) | 3,981 (29.9) | 1,101 (24.1) | 302 (22.4) | 5,384 (28.0) |
Senior High School (10–12 years) | 1,677 (12.6) | 350 (7.7) | 89 (6.6) | 2,116 (11.0) |
Higher Education (≥12 years) | 48 (0.4) | 14 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 64 (0.3) |
Ignored/Missing | 2,566 (0.1)a | |||
Work condition | ||||
Employed | 6,801 (50.6) | 2,073 (46.1) | 562 (44.2) | 9,436 (49.1) |
Unemployed | 3,211 (23.9) | 1,309 (29.1) | 421 (33.1) | 4,941 (25.7) |
Unemployed but currently studying | 3,434 (25.5) | 1,112 (24.8) | 288 (22.7) | 4,834 (25.2) |
Ignored/Missing | 2,615 (0.1)a | |||
Per capita income | ||||
No income | 1,682 (11.1) | 577 (11.5) | 173 (12.0) | 2,432 (11.3) |
0–0.25 minimum wage | 8,580 (56.8) | 2,428 (48.3) | 681 (47.2) | 11,689 (54.2) |
0.25–0.5 minimum wage | 2,440 (16.2) | 835 (16.6) | 241 (16.7) | 3,516 (16.3) |
0.5–1 minimum wage | 1,910 (12.7) | 961 (19.1) | 285 (19.7) | 3,156 (14.6) |
> 1 minimum wage | 482 (3.2) | 225 (4.5) | 64 (4.4) | 771 (3.6) |
Ignored/Missing | 1 (0.0)a | |||
Household characteristics | ||||
Region of residence | ||||
North | 3,636 (24.1) | 1,164 (23.2) | 298 (20.6) | 5,098 (23.6) |
Northeast | 6,401 (42.4) | 1,822 (36.2) | 497 (34.4) | 8,720 (40.4) |
Southeast | 1,966 (13.2) | 814 (16.2) | 297 (20.6) | 3,107 (14.4) |
South | 346 (2.3) | 202 (4.0) | 88 (6.1) | 636 (3.0) |
Midwest | 2,716 (18.0) | 1,024 (20.4) | 264 (18.3) | 4,004 (18.6) |
Area of residence | ||||
Urban | 12,100 (80.2) | 3,894 (77.6) | 1,128 (78.3) | 17,122 (79.5) |
Rural | 2,984 (19.8) | 1,125 (22.4) | 312 (21.7) | 4,421 (20.5) |
Ignored/Missing | 22 (0.0)a | |||
Household density | ||||
≤ 0.5 inhab/room | 5,014 (33.7) | 2,141 (43.2) | 619 (43.7) | 7,774 (36.6) |
0.5–0.75 inhab/room | 2,802 (18.8) | 848 (17.1) | 230 (16.2) | 3,880 (18.2) |
0.75–1.00 inhab/room | 3,320 (22.3) | 970 (19.6) | 253 (17.8) | 4,543 (21.4) |
> 1.00 inhab/room | 3,754 (25.2) | 995 (20.1) | 316 (22.3) | 5,065 (23.8) |
Ignored/Missing | 338 (0.01) | |||
Construction material | ||||
Bricks/Cement | 10,429 (70.0) | 3,347 (67.5) | 975 (68.7) | 14,751 (69.3) |
Wood/Taipa/Others | 4,473 (30.0) | 1,610 (32.5) | 444 (31.3) | 6,527 (30.7) |
Ignored/Missing | 318 (0.01)a | |||
Water supply | ||||
Public network (tap water) | 10,171 (68.3) | 3,311 (66.8) | 978 (68.9) | 14,460 (68.0) |
Well/Natural source/Others | 4,731 (31.7) | 1,646 (33.2) | 441 (31.1) | 6,818 (32.0) |
Ignored/Missing | 318 (0.01)a | |||
Electricity | ||||
Electricity with counter | 13,566 (91.0) | 4,468 (90.1) | 1,278 (90.1) | 19,312 (90.8) |
Electricity without counter | 1,336 (9.0) | 489 (9.9) | 141 (9.9) | 1,966 (9.2) |
Ignored/Missing | 318 (0.01)a | |||
Waste disposal system | ||||
Public network/Septic tank | 4,823 (32.8) | 1,588 (32.6) | 506 (36.5) | 6,917 (33.0) |
Homemade tank/Ditch/Others | 9,864 (67.2) | 3,285 (67.4) | 879 (63.5) | 14,028 (67.0) |
Ignored/Missing | 705 (0.03)a | |||
Garbage disposal | ||||
Public collection system | 11,409 (76.6) | 3,654 (73.7) | 1,070 (75.4) | 16,133 (75.8) |
Burned/Buried/Outdoor disposal/Others | 3,494 (23.4) | 1,303 (26.3) | 349 (24.6) | 5,146 (24.2) |
Ignored/Missing | 317 (0.01)a | |||
High-burden cluster municipality | ||||
No | 5,148 (34.1) | 1,987 (39.5) | 679 (47.0) | 7,814 (36.2) |
Yes | 9,947 (65.9) | 3,039 (60.5) | 765 (53.0) | 13,751 (63.8) |
Clinical characteristics | ||||
WHO operational classification | ||||
Paucibacillary | 7,698 (51.0) | 968 (19.3) | 128 (8.9) | 8,794 (40.8) |
Multibacillary | 7,396 (49.0) | 4,058 (80.7) | 1,316 (91.1) | 12,770 (59.2) |
Ignored/Missing | 3 (0.0)a | |||
Presence of lesions | ||||
No | 9,123 (60.4) | 1,862 (37.0) | 432 (29.9) | 12,419 (51.9) |
Yes | 5,940 (39.4) | 3,135 (62.4) | 1,004 (69.5) | 11,419 (47.8) |
Ignored/Missing | 32 (0.2) | 29 (0.6) | 8 (0.6) | 73 (0.3)a |