| Childhood leprosy in Essimbiland of Cameroon: results of chart review and school survey. | |
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PMID: 20836334 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: The WHO targeted to eliminate leprosy from the world as a public health problem by reducing the prevalence to less than 1 case per 10000 population based on the use of multi-drug therapy (MDT). Despite the success of MDT, endemic pools still exist in some countries that have attained the national elimination threshold. OBJECTIVE: Assess the burden of childhood leprosy and control efforts in Essimbiland of Cameroon. METHODS: The records of children patients were reviewed in two main primary health care institutions and 4 primary schools in Essimbiland having 459 pupils were surveyed for leprosy. A purposive sampling of all available registers and pupils was used. RESULTS: A total of 1129 case files were reviewed covering the periods before MDT (1961-1967) implementation in 1982 and post MDT (1982-1999); no records were available from 1968-1991. From chart review, 42 (23.3%) new leprosy cases from 1961-1967 and 35 (12.2%) from 1982-1998 were from the Mbingo leprosarium. 31 (39.7%) of 78 childhood leprosy cases from chart review [1961-1967 and 1982-1999] were from Essimbiland. Of the 35 incident childhood leprosy cases from 1982-1998, 24 (68.6%) were from Essimbiland compared to other divisions. Poor record - keeping on leprosy was common in the study area. Among 459 pupils surveyed in 4 primary schools, 6 (1.3%) new leprosy cases were identified giving a prevalence of 131 per 10,000 pupils. The common skin lesion was on the back but one pupil had both hands clawed. 16 (3.5%) pupils were placed on observation. All the new leprosy cases from the school survey were indigenes of Essimbiland. CONCLUSION: Childhood leprosy is a public health problem in the Essimbiland requiring school surveys and a house-to-house search for new cases. |
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Authors:
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D S Nsagha; E A Bamgboye; A B O Oyediran |
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Type: Corrected and Republished Article; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Nigerian quarterly journal of hospital medicine Volume: 19 ISSN: 0189-2657 ISO Abbreviation: Nig Q J Hosp Med Publication Date: 2009 Sep-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-14 Completed Date: 2010-10-05 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9713944 Medline TA: Nig Q J Hosp Med Country: Nigeria |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 214-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Public Health and Hygiene, Medicine Programme, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Buea, Cameroon. dsnsagha@gmail.com |
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Adolescent Age Distribution Cameroon / epidemiology Child Female Health Surveys Humans Incidence Leprostatic Agents / therapeutic use* Leprosy / classification, drug therapy*, epidemiology* Male Medical Records Sex Distribution Treatment Outcome World Health Organization |
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0/Leprostatic Agents |
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Corrected and Republished From:
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Nig Q J Hosp Med. 2009 Jul-Sep;19(3):125-30
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20836314
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