Disability Level of Leprosy Patients in Ambon City, Maluku: A Retrospective Study from Eastern Indonesia

• Main Authors: Juan Felix Pangestu (Author), Amanda Gracia Manuputty (Author), Elpira Asmin (Author), Rita Tanamal (Author), Christiana Rialine Titaley (Author), Ritha Tahitu (Author), Fitri Kadarsih Bandjar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1978-4279; 2549-4082; 10.20473/bikk.V35.3.2023.172-176
• Keywords: leprosy; covid-19; prevalence; disabilities; maluku; Dermatology; RL1-803
• Source: Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), Vol 35, Iss 3, Pp 172-176 (2023)

Background: Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease, is a chronic endemic disease. The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic disrupted the implementation of the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) program such as the leprosy new case detection program. Leprosy is one of the chronic diseases that causes various problems due to the disability it causes. Purpose: To know the prevalence of leprosy and disability in 2018-2022 in Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia. Methods: This research is a type of retrospective descriptive research whose aim is to find out the epidemiology of leprosy patients in Ambon City, Maluku, Indonesia with a sample of were 131 people from 2018 to 2022. Result: The prevalence of disability levels 0 and 2 has the highest percentage in the 5-year span, occurring in 2019. However, during the COVID -19 pandemic, cases of level 1 disability tend to rise. Conclusion: Leprosy patients who had disability were more common than those who had a disability.