Global Trends in the Incidence, Prevalence and Disability-Adjusted Life Years of Leprosy from 1990 to 2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis Using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Leprosy incidence, prevalence and disability-adjusted life years have significantly decreased globally, but remain high in areas with lower SDI. Developing regions should increase public awareness of leprosy risk factors, develop effective control policies to better manage and prevent the disease.
Authors
- Ke Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8152-3062)
- Wei Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6623-573X)
- Hongguang Lü (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5002-4276)
Institutions
- Guiyang Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ccid.s508600
- Citations
- 8
- Primary Topic
- Leprosy Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.17