Fig 1.
Flow chart of WHO Leprosy Disability Grade [11].
Fig 2.
The global and regional percentage of G2D among newly diagnosed leprosy patients from 2004 to 2020.
Fig 3.
The percentage of G2D among newly diagnosed leprosy patients from 2004 to 2020 in Ethiopia.
Fig 4.
The global percentage of G2D among newly diagnosed child cases from 2016 to 2020.
Fig 5.
Disability data at Diagnosis.
Fig 6.
Disability data at completion MDT.
Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of leprosy patients diagnosed at ALERT referral hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 2016-December 2020).
Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of leprosy patients diagnosed at ALERT referral hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 2016-December 2020).
Table 3.
Disability grade at diagnosis of leprosy patients who completed MDT at ALERT referral hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (January 2016-December 2020). N = 303.
Table 4.
Factors associated with presence of disability in leprosy patients who were diagnosed at ALERT referral hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (September 2016-December 2020).
Fig 7.
Patients with grade 0 disability at baseline.
Fig 8.
Patients with grade 1 disability at baseline.
Fig 9.
Patients with grade 2 disability at baseline.
Fig 10.
Summary of interview with health care workers (HCWs) and Professionals working in Leprosy.