Patient initially with no nerve developed disability more (χ=4.1, p=0.043) (table 4).
The prevalence of frailty in those who developed disability within these 2 years was 31.5% and approximately fivefold compared with those who remained independent (5.9%).
Although about half of the defaulters were observed to be cured 2.2% in PB-MDT and 10.9% of MB-MDT developed disability.
Participants who developed disability during these 2 years were older, more often women, had more prescribed medications and a higher prevalence of hypertension, heart disease and osteoporosis compared with those who remained independent.
Overall, in both types of leprosy, about 60% were observed to be cured after partial treatment or default, 10.7% remained status quo, and 4.3% developed disability Grade 1 or Grade 2 (Table 5).
However, it was also observed that many defaulters were observed to have been cured at longer followup but 2.2% of the defaulters in PB leprosy and 10.9% of WHO-MB-MDT developed disability.
For those who develop disabilities, there's no recourse.
Many have postulated that co-morbid chronic diseases are significant risk factors for developing disabilities [ 1].
However, very few studies on the risk of developing disabilities have been undertaken.
The propensity to develop disabilities varied markedly between the FA index classes (Table 5).
