Table 1. Characteristics of the participants in each stage of the study, validity and interobserver agreement.
Validity Number (%) | Interobserver Agreement Number (%) | |||
Number | 81 | 39 | ||
Gender | Male 64 (79) | Male 29 (74.4) | ||
Female 17 (21) | Female 10 (25.6) | |||
Mean Age in years (range) | 39.5 (11–86) | 40.9 (11–95) | ||
Type of leprosy | BT | 56(69.1) | BT | 17 (43.6) |
BB | 6 (7.4) | BB | 3 (7.7) | |
BL | 18 (22.2) | BL | 15 (38.5) | |
LL | 4 (4.9) | LL | 4 (10.3) | |
PNL | 1 (1.2) | PNL | 0 (0) | |
First episode of Type 1 reaction | 52 (64.2) | 19 (48.7) | ||
Type of reaction | Skin and nerves | 56 (69.1) | Skin and nerves | 28 (71.8) |
Skin only | 18 (22.2) | Skin only | 9 (23.1) | |
Nerves only | 7 (8.6) | Nerves only | 7 (5.1) |