Case detection delay in leprosy: Testing tool reliability and measurement consistency in Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Tanzania.

Ephrem MamoRobin van WijkAnne SchoenmakersKidist BoboshaMengistu LegesseThomas HambridgeKitesa DebeloFufa DabaNelly MwageniAbdoulaye MaregaTaye LettaAhmed Mohammed EmanBanú FumaneHelder RassoloBlasdus Franz NjakoStephen E MshanaJan Hendrik RichardusChrista KasangLiesbeth Mieras

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2024)

The tool, including a questionnaire to determine the CDD of newly diagnosed leprosy patients, was validated in three African countries. The test-retest and interrater measurements demonstrated that the instrument is reliable and measures consistently. The tool can be used in routine leprosy programmes as well as in research settings.

Keyphrases

newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
patient reported outcomes
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported
cross sectional
loop mediated isothermal amplification