Table 1. Proportion of new leprosy cases (N = 20,063), proportion of defaulters in each subgroup and bivariate associations of geographic and socioeconomic factors with leprosy treatment default, Brazil, 2007–2014.
| Variables | Total cases (N = 20,063) |
Defaulters (N = 1,011) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | %* | n | %** | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 10,101 | 50.4 | 545 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Male | 9,962 | 49.6 | 466 | 4.7 | 0.86 (0.76–1.00) |
| Age | |||||
| <15 years | 2,884 | 14.4 | 110 | 3.8 | 1 |
| ≥15 years | 17,179 | 85.6 | 901 | 5.2 | 1.40 (1.13–1.72) |
| Distal variables | |||||
| Geographic region of family home | |||||
| Northeast | 8,428 | 42.0 | 447 | 5.3 | 1.48 (1.20–1.82) |
| North | 4,635 | 23.1 | 266 | 5.7 | 1.61 (1.29–2.01) |
| Midwest | 3,568 | 17.8 | 173 | 4.8 | 1.35 (1.06–1.71) |
| Southeast/South | 3,432 | 17.1 | 125 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Location of family home | |||||
| Urban | 16,050 | 80.0 | 806 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Rural | 4,013 | 20.0 | 205 | 5.1 | 1.02 (0.87–1.19) |
| Intermediate variables | |||||
| Ethnicity/skin colour | |||||
| ‘Pardo’ (Mixed/Brown) | 14,511 | 72.3 | 733 | 5.0 | 1.12 (0.95–1.33) |
| Black | 1,692 | 8.0 | 99 | 6.2 | 1.39 (1.07–1.79) |
| Other (White, Asian, Indigenous) | 3,950 | 19.7 | 179 | 4.5 | 1 |
| Highest level of education† | |||||
| No data (missing) | 2,208 | 11.0 | 103 | 4.7 | 0.94 (0.71–1.24) |
| Pre-school/no education/illiterate | 3,388 | 16.9 | 164 | 4.8 | 0.97 (0.75–1.26) |
| 1–5 years | 7,470 | 37.2 | 354 | 4.7 | 0.95 (0.76–1.20) |
| 6–9 years | 5,000 | 24.9 | 291 | 5.8 | 1.18 (0.94–1.50) |
| > 9 years | 1,997 | 10.0 | 99 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Familial per capita income†† | |||||
| No income | 2,164 | 10.8 | 117 | 5.4 | 1.52 (1.17–1.97) |
| 0.1–0.25 | 11,080 | 55.2 | 619 | 5.6 | 1.57 (1.29–1.91) |
| 0.26–0.5 | 3,294 | 16.4 | 147 | 4.5 | 1.24 (0.97–1.58) |
| > 0.5 | 3,525 | 17.6 | 128 | 3.6 | 1 |
| Employment* | |||||
| Employed | 8,950 | 44.6 | 466 | 5.2 | 1 |
| Unemployed (not student) | 4,999 | 24.9 | 236 | 4.7 | 0.90 (0.77–1.06) |
| Student | 4,031 | 20.1 | 194 | 4.8 | 0.92 (0.77–1.09) |
| No data | 2,083 | 10.4 | 115 | 5.5 | 1.06 (0.86–1.31) |
| Proximal variables | |||||
| Housing material | |||||
| Brick or cement | 13,956 | 69.6 | 672 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Wood, mud or similar | 6,107 | 30.4 | 339 | 5.5 | 1.16 (1.01–1.33) |
| Household water supply | |||||
| Public network | 13,797 | 68.8 | 673 | 4.9 | 1 |
| Non-public network supply | 6,266 | 31.2 | 338 | 5.4 | 1.11 (0.97–1.27) |
| Source of home lighting | |||||
| Home meter | 16,166 | 80.6 | 746 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Informal home lighting or no electricity | 3,199 | 15.9 | 231 | 7.2 | 1.61 (1.38–1.88) |
| Community meter | 698 | 3.5 | 34 | 4.9 | 1.06 (0.74–1.52) |
| Waste collection | |||||
| Public collection system | 15,271 | 76.1 | 740 | 4.8 | 1 |
| Informal waste collection | 4,792 | 23.9 | 271 | 5.7 | 1.18 (1.02–1.36) |
| Sewage disposal | |||||
| Septic tank or open sewage | 13,480 | 67.2 | 704 | 5.2 | 1.13 (0.98–1.29) |
| Public network | 6,583 | 32.8 | 307 | 4.7 | 1 |
| Household density (individuals per room) | |||||
| Up to 0.50 | 7,237 | 36.1 | 298 | 4.1 | 1 |
| 0.51–0.75 | 3,699 | 18.4 | 179 | 4.8 | 1.18 (0.98–1.43) |
| 0.76–1.00 | 4,331 | 21.6 | 228 | 5.3 | 1.29 (1.08–1.54) |
| > 1.00 | 4,796 | 23.9 | 306 | 6.4 | 1.59 (1.34–1.87) |
*Refers to the % of cases in each category of study variables among the total cases
**Refers to the % of defaulters in each category of study variables.
†Information on education and employment are reported at the individual level for adult participants (>18y) and for the oldest member of the family for participants aged under 18y
††in minimum wages in the Brazilian currency