Demographic Data of Female Leprotic Patients | ||
| Fayoum University Medical Journal | ||
| Volume 16, Issue 1, November 2025, Pages 91-98 PDF (550.53 K) | ||
| Document Type: Full Length research Papers | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fumj.2025.363662.1468 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Doaa Emad Eid* 1; Noha Ezzat Mohamed2; Asmaa Younis Elsary3 | ||
| 1Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine ,Fayoum University | ||
| 2Department of Dermatology,STDs and Andrology.Faculty of Medicine.Fayoum University | ||
| 3Department of Public Health&Community Medicine,Faculty of medicine,Fayoum University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract Introduction: Hansen's disease, also referred to as leprosy, is a non-fatal ancient illness that results from Mycobacterium leprae. It impacts a significant portion of the global population and is one of the main etiologies of non-traumatic peripheral neuropathy worldwide. Aim of the study: To evaluate female leprotic cases demographic data Subjects and Methods: This study is descriptive retrospective investigation carried out on leprotic women living in Egypt to assess the demographic data of female leprotic cases. The study population included 248 female cases diagnosed with leprosy throughout the duration from 2008 to 2021 from the National Leprosy Control program registry in Egypt Results: (37%) of female cases involved in the investigation were between 26 and 36 years old and (35.8 %) of cases were between 37 and 45 years old. The female residence was (51.2%) from urban areas and (48.8%) from rural areas. The educational level has been divided as followed:(37%) were illiterate, (12.9%)received primary education, (10.88%)received preparatory education, (20.9%) received secondary education . The age of marriage among study group was <20 years in (46.37 %) and (30.6%) between 20 and 30 years old, while age difference between females and their husbands was (68.5%) more than 5 years and (31.8%) from 1 to 5 years. The study group gynecological history was divided (72.17%) had regular menstrual cycle, while (27.82%) had irregular cycle. Conclusions: Despite advancements in the political, social, and economic conditions of developing nations, leprosy remains endemic in numerous areas. Keywords: Leprosy, demographic data, female leprotic | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Leprosy; demographic data; female leprotic | ||
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