Duration of Contact, Type of Leprosy, And Floor Condition As Risk Factors For Leprosy Sero-positivity
Abstract: The high number of
leprosy seropositivity in a population may lead to clinical leprosy. This study
aimed to identify risk factors of leprosy. This study was conducted in
Brondong, Lamongan, East Java. The subjects were 153 people who lived with
leprosy patient. lgM anti PGL-1 level was examined used ELISA (Dako). Logistic
regression was conducted to test the independent variables. The results showed
that the subjects had an average age 31 year (6.5), average BMI 22 (2.9) and
average IgM anti PGL-1 level 1041 unit/ml (820). 79.7% of the research subjects
were women. The subjects house floor condition (p value 0.009) was the most
influential variable to seropositivity of leprosy. Our findings indicated that
not only the duration of leprosy and the contacts need to be considered in the
transmission of leprosy, but also environmental factors, such as the subjects
house floor condition.
Keywords: Seropositive
leprosy; house floor condition; duration of contact
Author: Muhamad Zen
Rahfiludin, Lintang Dian Saraswati, Praba Ginandjar
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170089
