Table 4.

Multivariate analysis.

Variables	Odds ratio	95% CI	p value
Female gender	1.87	1.05–3.31	0.014∗
History of leprosy contact	3.69	0.67–14.21	1.00
Lepromatous (BL and LL)	1.2	0.84–1.35	0.84
Positive BI status	1.75	1.19–2.56	0.004∗
MB treatment regimen	1.45	1.06–4.21	0.012∗

^∗Statistically significant.