Individual and community factors determining delayed leprosy case detection: A systematic review.
Yudhy DharmawanAhmad FuadyIda KorfageJan Hendrik RichardusPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Delayed leprosy case detection is clearly correlated with increased disability and should therefore be a priority of leprosy programs. Interventions should focus on determinants of delayed case detection such as health-service-seeking behavior, and should consider relevant individual, socioeconomic, and community factors, including stigmatization. Further study is required of the health service-related factors contributing to delay.