Demographic and clinical aspects accordingly to the detection mode of leprosy cases in children under 15 years in Sergipe state, Brazil (2002–2015)
| Variables | Patient detection mode | ||||
| Spontaneous demand (n=234) | Forwarding (n=210) | Examined HHC (n=69) | Other (n=25) | P value | |
| Age mean±SD | 10.54±3.28 | 10.02±3.15 | 9.6±3.38 | 9.6±3.22 | *0.04 |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
| Male | 123 (52.6) | 110 (52.4) | 38 (55.1) | 09 (36) | #0.41 |
| Leprosy reaction, n (%) | 17 (7.3) | 28 (13.3) | 2 (2.9) | 1 (4.0) | #0.02 |
| Physical disability degree, n (%) | |||||
| 0 | 199 (85.1) | 150 (71.4) | 55 (79.7) | 18 (72) | #0.04 |
| 1 | 17 (7.3) | 21 (10) | 5 (7.2) | 1 (4.0) | |
| 2 | 1 (0.43) | 08 (3.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Number of affected nerves (mean±SD) | 0.24±0.67 | 0.34±0.81 | 0.06±0.25 | 0.25±0.5 | *0.48 |
| Number of lesion (mean±SD) | 3.64±6.25 | 4.09±8.68 | 2.04±2.96 | 4±5.2 | *0.04 |
| HHC registered (mean±SD) | 4.57±2.53 | 4.59±2.74 | 5.57±3.81 | 3.45±1.96 | *0.04 |
| HHC examined (mean±SD) | 3.71±3.02 | 3.02±2.98 | 4.64±4.06 | 2.04±1.77 | *0.01 |
*Kruskal-Wallis test.
#Χ2 test.
We missed data in some variables.
HHC, household contacts.