[Home ] [Archive]   [ فارسی ]  
:: Main :: About :: Current Issue :: Archive :: Search :: Submit :: Contact ::
Main Menu
Home::
Journal Information::
Articles archive::
For Authors::
For Reviewers::
Registration::
Contact us::
Site Facilities::
Ethics::
peer-review::
Indexing::
Article types::
::
Search in website

Advanced Search
..
Receive site information
Enter your Email in the following box to receive the site news and information.
..
Journal DOI

AWT IMAGE

..
Copyright Policy
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 
This Journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0
..
:: Volume 2, Issue 2 (4-2000) ::
J Babol Univ Med Sci. 2000; Volume 2 Back to browse issues page
The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98
Sh Tahriri *
Abstract:   (27141 Views)
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.
Keywords: Epidemiology, Leprosy, Hansens disease
Full-Text [PDF 533 kb]   (2034 Downloads)    
Type of Study: Research | Subject: Biochemical
Accepted: 2014/05/25 | Published: 2014/05/25


XML   Persian Abstract   Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Tahriri S. The prevalence of Leprosy in Kermanshah province in 1981-98. J Babol Univ Med Sci 2000; 2 (2) :46-49
URL: http://jbums.org/article-1-2912-en.html


Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Volume 2, Issue 2 (4-2000) Back to browse issues page
مجله علمی دانشگاه علوم پزشکی بابل Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences

The Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Persian site map - English site map - Created in 0.05 seconds with 43 queries by YEKTAWEB 4660