Factors Associated with Multibacillary Leprosy in a Priority Region for Disease Control in Northeastern Brazil: A Retrospective Observational Study.
Maria Aparecida Alves de Oliveira SerraCrislane da Silva SantosPedro Martins Lima NetoKaryne Gleyce Zemf OliveiraFrancisca Jacinta Feitoza de OliveiraAriadne Siqueira de Araujo GordonDaniella Pontes MatosRaina Jansen Cutrim Propp LimaJanaina Miranda BezerraIsmália Cassandra Costa Maia DiasFloriacy Stabnow SantosAna Cristina Pereira de Jesus CostaMarcelino Santos NetoAntônio Rafael da SilvaMárcio Flávio Moura de AraújoPublished in: Journal of tropical medicine (2019)
Cases of multibacillary leprosy were associated with male gender, low educational level, and clinical variables such as number of skin lesions and grade I or II disability.